ON THE ATOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND THE MODE OF ACTION OF THE CATALYTIC CENTER IN AN INTERCALATED OXO-MOLYBDENUM COMPLEX [MOO2(O2CC(S)PH(2))(2)](2-) FOR OXYGEN-TRANSFER REACTIONS

The title anion accommodated as a pillar in the interlamellar space of a Zn((II))Al-III double hydroxide (hydrotalcite-like) host is shown b y X-ray absorption spectroscopy, supplemented by other studies, to pos sess three terminal Mo=O groups, in contrast to the two that exist in the dispersed, catalytically active anion.