An. Startsev et al., SYNTHESIS, PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURE OF BINUCLEAR ANIONIC MO(V) HYDROXIDE, [MO2O4(OH)(4)(H2O)(2)](2-), Polyhedron, 13(3), 1994, pp. 505-512
The structure of ''molybdenum(V) hydroxide'' has been defined. The com
plex was obtained from MoO42- molybdate anion reduction with hydrazine
-hydrate in aqueous solution. This compound is assigned the formula (N
2H5)(2)[Mo-2(mu-O)(2)O-2(OH)4(H2O)2], nium[di-mu-oxo-bis-(aquadihydrox
ooxomolybdate(V)]. The product similar in structure as that obtained o
n MoO42- reduction with NaBH4 and on (NH4)(2)MoOCl5 hydrolysis. Upon d
issolving molybdenum(V) hydroxide in oxalic or tartaric acid solutions
the diamagnetic complexes are obtained and characterized by means of
IR, NMR and EXAFS spectroscopy.