SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF BINARY MOLYBDATE CSNAMOO4-CENTER-DOT-2H(2)O

Single crystals of CsNaMoO4 . 2H(2)O were synthesized and the crystal structure of this compound was determined from X-ray diffraction data (SYNTEX P2(1) automatic diffractometer, MoKalpha, radiation 2252 refle ctions R = 0.037). Crystals are orthorhombic, space group P2(1)2(1)2(1 ) with unit cell dimensions a = 6.379(1), b = 8.625(1), c = 13.671(2) Angstrom, Z = 4. The structure of the binary molybdate consists of con tinuous columns efface-sharing Na octahedra with attached MoO4 tetrahe dra. The neighboring columns are linked by the Cs cations and the hydr ogen bonds of the water molecules entering into the coordination polyh edra of the Na and Cs atoms.