Crystal structure of Sc1.91In1.39Mo15Se19, containing Mo6and Mo9clusters
The structure of scandium indium pentadecamolybdenum nonadecaselenide, Sc1.91In1.39Mo15Se19, is isotypic with In2.9Mo15Se19[Grüttneret al.(1979).Acta Cryst.B35, 285–292]. It is characterized by two cluster units Mo6Sei8Sea6and Mo9Sei11Sea6(whereirepresents inner andaapical atoms) that are present in a 1:1 ratio. The cluster units are centered at Wyckoff positions 2band 2cand have point-group symmetry -3 and -6, respectively. The clusters are interconnected through additional Mo—Se bonds. Sc—Se and In—Se bonds complete the structural set-up. In the title compound, the Sc3+cations replace the trivalent indium atoms present in In2.9Mo15Se19, and a deficiency is observed at the monovalent indium site. One Mo, one Se and the Sc atom are situated on mirror planes, whereas two other Se atoms and the In atom are situated on threefold rotation axes.