Wang Xuefeng, Andrews Lester
Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, McCormick Road, P.O. Box 400319, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, USA.
J Phys Chem A. 2005 Oct 13;109(40):9021-7. doi: 10.1021/jp053591u.
Laser-ablated Mo atoms react with H2 upon condensation in excess argon, neon, and hydrogen. The molybdenum hydrides MoH, MoH2, MoH4, and MoH6 are identified by isotopic substitution (H2, D2, HD, H2 + D2) and by comparison with vibrational frequencies calculated by density functional theory. The MoH2 molecule is bent, MoH4 is tetrahedral, and MoH6 appears to have the distorted trigonal prism structure.
