Tungsten(VI) complexes formed in an excess of gluconic acid: A polarimetric and spectrophotometric study

The tungsten(VI)-gluconic acid system in an excess of this organic reagent has been spectroscopically and polarimetrically studied and four species, two mononuclear with stoichiometry 1∶2 (metal∶ligand) and two dinuclear with composition 2∶2, have been identified. The non-formation of a binuclear species with stoichiometry 2∶1 (metal∶ligand) demonstrates some preference towards coordination of carboxylate group.