Crystal Structure of Binuclear Oxomolybdenum（V）, [Fe（H2O）6][Mo2O4（EDTA）]·5H2O

The reduction of an aqueous solution of sodium molybdate by iron powder at low pH value (～0.83), in the presence of ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) ligand, gives the title compound [Fe(H 2O) 6][Mo 2O 4(EDTA)]·5H 2O 1, which was characterized by elemental analysis, IR and X ray single crystal diffraction techniques. Compound 1 crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P2 1/c, C 10 H 34 N 2FeMo 2O 23 , M r=798.12, a=8.781(1), b=14.081(1), c=21.353(1) , β= 92\^688(1)°, V = 2637.2(3)  3, Z = 4, D c = 2.010 g·cm -3 , μ = 1.579 mm -1 , F (000)=1608, the final R =0.0530 and wR =0.1271 for 3312 observed reflections. The binuclear oxomolybdenum(V) anion and the six coordinated Fe(II) cation are linked to infinite three dimensional network through several hydrogen bonds towards different directions between crystal waters, Fe(II) cation and Mo(V) anion.