Hh. Zhuang et al., SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF (MO3S7[S2P(OC2H5)(2)](3))) MO3S4[S2P(OC2H5)(2)](4)(SCN)) AND INTERACTION BETWEEN THEIR CLUSTER UNITS, Science in China. Series B, Chemistry, life sciences & earth sciences, 41(5), 1998, pp. 510-519
The synthesis method and crystal structure of a novel Mo-3 cluster com
pound are reported. The results oi structural analysis and the quantum
calculation for the entire cluster molecule reveal that though two Mo
-3 cluster units, which belong to two different kinds oi structural ty
pe respectively, show an apparent ionic characteristic, the interactio
n between them via the bridging S atoms is still quite certain. The re
lationship between cluster electron counting and stability of the Mo-3
clusters are also primarily discussed.