Molybdenum(II) acetate

• Dimolybdäntetraacetat
• Molybdenum ( II) acetate

Yellow solid

Fixed

Practically insoluble in water

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Molybdänacetat is a chemical compound of molybdenum from the group of acetates.

Production and representation

Molybdänacetat, by reaction of molybdenum hexacarbonyl with an excess of glacial acetic acid, the acetic anhydride was added to a small amount, are recovered.

Properties

Molybdänacetat is a diamagnetic flammable solid which is in the form of yellow crystalline needles. It is practically insoluble in water and insoluble in almost all common solvents. Under protective gas slow decomposition at room temperature. He is extremely sensitive to moisture to form a green hydrate. The compound has a triclinic crystal structure with space group P1.