Synthesis and characterization of Ti5Te4-type molybdenum cluster compounds, AxMo5As4(A = Cu, Al, or Ga)

Nanjundaswamy, Kirakodu Seetharama and Gopalakrishnan, Jagannatha (1988) Synthesis and characterization of Ti5Te4-type molybdenum cluster compounds, AxMo5As4(A = Cu, Al, or Ga). In: Dalton Transactions (1). pp. 1-5.

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Abstract

A new series of molybdenum cluster compounds of the general formula AxMo5As4(A = Cu, Al, or Ga) has been synthesized. They are isostructural with the host Mo5As4(Ti5Te4-type) consisting of trans-vertex shared Mo6 octahedral chains. Investigations by X-ray photoelectron and Auger electron spectroscopies revealed a charge transfer from A to Mo5As4 in AxMo5As4. The occurrence of metallic (CuxMo5As4) and non-metallic (Al2Mo5As4 and Ga2Mo5As4) properties in this isostructural series of solids is consistent with the electronic structure of Ti5Te4-type solids involving M–M bonding in the cluster chains.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Royal Society of Chemistry.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2010 08:47
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2010 08:47
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/id/eprint/33005

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