Abstract:
The title compound, (C3H10N)(2)[MoS4], was synthesized by passing a rapid stream of H2S into an aqueous isopropylamine solution of molybdic acid. The title compound is isotypic with the corresponding W analogue (C3H10N)(2)[WS4]; its structure consists of a slightly distorted tetrahedral [MoS4](2-) dianion and two crystallographically independent isopropylammonium cations, with all atoms located in general positions. The cations and anion are linked by weak N-H center dot center dot center dot S and C-H center dot center dot center dot S interactions, the strength and number of which can explain the observed Mo-S bond distances.
