Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, m490-m491  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802013892 ]

A new polymorph of tetraethylammonium tris(-acetato-O,O')tri--chloro-trichloro-₃-oxo-triangulo-trimolybdenum

Y.-B. Chen, Z.-J. Li, Y.-Y. Qin, Y. Kang, J.-K. Cheng, R.-F. Hu, Y.-H. Wen and Y.-G. Yao

Abstract: The title compound, [(C₂H₅)₄N][Mo₃Cl₆O(C₂H₃O₂)₃], has been synthesized by the reaction of MoCl₃·3H₂O with CH₃COOH. The structure is a polymorph of the structure reported by Chen, Lu, Huang, Huang & Huang [Chin. J. Struct. Chem. (1993). 12, 117-123]. The crystal contains discrete cations and anions. The mono-oxo-capped trinuclear Mo cluster anion consists of three Cl atoms and three acetate groups that bridge the three edges of the Mo triangle; each Mo atom is also coordinated by one terminal Cl atom. The coordination around Mo is a distorted octahedron.

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