Synthesis and characterization of ethylenediammonium molybdenum thiocomplex [H3NCH2CH2NH3][Mo3S13]

An organo-spaced molybdenum thiocomplex [H3NCH2CH2NH3][Mo3S13] has been syn thesized under hydrothermal condition and the structure of the compound was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The title compound crystal lizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 1.81157 (18), b = 1.04549 (9), c = 2.04892(19) nm, beta = 107.184 (2)degrees, Z = 8 and V = 3.7074(6) nm(3), The inorganic part of the compound consists of a Mo-3 triangle capp ed by an apical mu (3)-sulfur atom, with each Mo atom being also coordinate d to one terminal disulfur Ligand and two bridging disulfur ligands. The ne gative charges on the inorganic cluster are balanced by the diprotonated et hylenediamine cations [H3NCH2CH2NH3](2+) located in the space between the c lusters.