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Molybdenumhexacarbonyl

98%

Synonym(s):

Hexacarbonylmolybdenum(0)

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Linear Formula:
Mo(CO)6
CAS Number:
13939-06-5
Molecular Weight:
264.00
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
24851946
EC Number:
237-713-3
MDL number:
MFCD00003466

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Product Name

Molybdenumhexacarbonyl, 98%

InChI key

KMKBZNSIJQWHJA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/6CO.Mo/c6*1-2;

SMILES string

[Mo].[C-]#[O+].[C-]#[O+].[C-]#[O+].[C-]#[O+].[C-]#[O+].[C-]#[O+]

vapor density

9.1 (vs air)

assay

98%

form

solid

reaction suitability

core: molybdenum
reagent type: catalyst

bp

156 °C (lit.)

mp

150 °C (dec.) (lit.)

density

1.96 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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Application

Used in the grafting of silica, as a catalyst for epoxidation of olefins,in the adsorption of organosulfur compounds from liquid fuels,as a precursor for the manufacture of organomolybdenum dyes and for Molybdenum plating by thermal decomposition.

General description

Molybdenumhexacarbonyl is a white crystalline solid, melts at 150oC, density 1.96 gm/cc, is insoluble in water and soluble in most organic solvents.

pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H331

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Selective adsorption of dibenzothiophene by functionalized metal organic frameworks sorbents
Shi F, et al
Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental, 103(3-4), 261-265 (2011)
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 352(10), 1759-1769 (2010)
Epoxidation of DL-limonene using an indenyl molybdenum(II) tricarbonyl complex as catalyst precursor
Abrantes M, et al
Catalysis Communications, 15(1), 64-67 (2011)
Paul Nissenson et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 8(40), 4700-4710 (2006-10-19)
While there is increasing evidence for unique chemical reactions at interfaces, there are fewer data on photochemistry at liquid-vapor junctions. This paper reports a comparison of the photolysis of molybdenum hexacarbonyl, Mo(CO)(6), in 1-decene either as liquid droplets or in
John Spencer
Future medicinal chemistry, 2(2), 161-168 (2011-03-24)
Microwave-mediated chemistry, involving the reduction of nitroarenes with molybdenum hexacarbonyl as a stoichiometric reducing agent, has been employed in the synthesis of a range of anilines. Many of these reactions exhibit high levels of chemoselectivity, tolerating unsaturation, steric hindrance and
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