Three novel polyoxomolybdates with peroxo ligands, Rb5[Na(H2O)5][Mo7(O2)2O22]∙H2O (Rb-1), Cs5[Na(H2O)5][Mo7(O2)O23]∙H2O (Cs-1) and Cs4[Mo4(O2)2O12]∙H2O (Cs-2) have been synthesized through a slow evaporation method. The title compounds were characterized using powder X-ray diffraction and single crystal X-ray diffraction. All compounds crystallize in the triclinic space group, P-1. Both Rb-1 and Cs-1 consist of Rb+ or Cs+cations, Na(H2O)5 and polyoxyanion clusters, [Mo7(O2)2O22]6- (Figure 1) and [Mo7(O2)O23]6- (Figure 2), while Cs-2 consists of Cs+ cations and [Mo4(O2)2O12]4- (Figure 3) polyoxyanions. All the reported compounds contain peroxo ligand and the oxidation states of the molybdenum are +6. An interesting phase transition from Cs-1 to Cs-2 was monitored during the evaporation of Cs-containing solutions. It is considered that Cs-1 is a metastable compound, whereas Cs-2 is thermodynamically stable product. Further studies to elucidate the transition mechanism of the reported compounds are ongoing. |