Studies on the alcohol exchange reactions of methoxide ditungsten [W(IV)] compound W_2Cl_4(OCH_3)_4(CH_3OH)_2, prepared from (n-Bu_4N)_3W_2Cl_9 HONG Bo;JIN, Song-Lin;Yih-Tong KU;(GU, Yi-Dong), Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433CHE

(n-Bu_4N)_3W_2Cl_9, prepared from K_3W_2Cl_9, can be readily converted to a series of [W(IV)]cluster compounds,W_3Cl_4(μ-OR)_2(OR')_2(R'OH)_2, including seven known compounds and two newcompounds with R=Me, R＇=i-Pr and sec-Bu. The crystallographic data of 7 and 8 are herebypresented.