Tungsten(IV) oxide

Tungsten dioxide is the chemical compound with the

formula WO2 . The bronze-colored solid crystallizes in a
monoclinic cell.[1] The rutile-like structure features distorted octahedral WO6 centers with alternate short W
W bonds (248 pm).[1] Each tungsten center has the d2
conguration, which gives the material a high electrical
conductivity.
WO2 is prepared by reduction of WO3 with tungsten
powder over the course of 40 hours at 900 C. An intermediate in this reaction is the partially reduced, mixed
valence species W18 O49 .
2 WO3 + W 3 WO2
The molybdenum analogue MoO2 is prepared similarly.
Single crystals are obtained by chemical transport technique using iodine. Iodine transports the WO2 in the
form of the volatile species WO2 I2 .[2]

References

[1] Wells, A. F. (1984), Structural Inorganic Chemistry (5th

ed.), Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 0-19-855370-6
[2] Conroy, L. E.; Ben-Dor, L. (1995), Molybdenum(IV)
Oxide and Tungsten(IV) Oxides Single-Crystals,
Inorg.
Synth., Inorganic Syntheses 30: 10507,
doi:10.1002/9780470132616.ch21, ISBN 0-471-305081

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