Acta Cryst. (2001). E57, m511-m513  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536801016919 ]

Tetrabutylammonium aquatetrachlorooxomolybdate(V)

C.-D. Wu, Q.-Z. Zhang, C.-Z. Lu, H.-H. Zhuang and J.-S. Huang

Abstract: Crystals of the title compound, [(C₄H₉)₄N][MoOCl₄(H₂O)], were synthesized by the reaction of a hydrochloric acid solution of H₂MoO₄ and [(C₄H₉)₄N]Cl with the reducing agent N₂H₄·2HCl. The structure consists of an [MoOCl₄(H₂O)] anion and a tetrabutylammonium cation. The Mo^V atom is coordinated by four chlorides, one terminal oxo and one aqua ligand in a distorted octahedral geometry. The Mo-Cl bond lengths are in the range 2.352 (2)-2.402 (1) Å, Mo-O(oxo) 1.647 (4) Å and Mo-OH₂ 2.340 (4) Å. Intermolecular O-HCl hydrogen bond lengths are in the range 3.232-3.336 Å for OCl.

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