Vanadium hexacarbonyl

Vanadium hexacarbonyl
Names
	IUPAC name hexacarbonylvanadium(0)
Identifiers
CAS Number	20644-87-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:37857 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.039.928
PubChem CID	519800;
UNII	WA8Q7FLK2X ;
	SMILES O=C=[V](=C=O)(=C=O)(=C=O)(=C=O)=C=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6O6V
Molar mass	219.00 g/mol
Appearance	blue-green crystals; yellow solutions
Density	1.7 g/cm3
Melting point	decomposes
Boiling point	sublimes at 50 °C (122 °F; 323 K) (15 mmHg)
Solubility in water	insoluble
Solubility in other solvents	5 g/L hexane; ; more soluble in dichloromethane
Structure
Crystal structure	orthorhombic
Coordination geometry	octahedral
Dipole moment	0 D
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	CO source
Related compounds
Related compounds	Chromium hexacarbonyl; Molybdenum hexacarbonyl; Tungsten hexacarbonyl; Seaborgium hexacarbonyl; Dimanganese decacarbonyl; Dirhenium decacarbonyl; Iron pentacarbonyl; Diiron nonacarbonyl; Triruthenium dodecacarbonyl; Triosmium dodecacarbonyl; Dicobalt octacarbonyl; Tetrarhodium dodecacarbonyl; Tetrairidium dodecacarbonyl; Nickel tetracarbonyl;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Vanadium hexacarbonyl is the inorganic compound with the formula V(CO)₆. It is a blue-black volatile solid. This highly reactive species is noteworthy from theoretical perspectives as a rare isolable homoleptic metal carbonyl that is paramagnetic. Most species with the formula M_x(CO)_y follow the 18-electron rule, whereas V(CO)₆ has 17 valence electrons.