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metal-organic compounds
The title compound, bis(tetramethylammonium) dicobaltio-μ-dihydrogenphospahto-μ-bis(hydrogenphosphato)-μ6-phosphato-tetrahydroxycyclohexamolybdate(Mo—Mo) pentahydrate, was synthesized hydrothermally and crystallizes as a polymeric ionic complex with anionic chains, composed of [Mo6O12(OH)3(HxPO4)4]n- clusters held together by Co2+ cations running parallel to the b axis. Neighbouring chains are linked by hydrogen bonds only via intervening N(CH3)4]+ cations and water molecules.