Molybdenum(VI) oxide (CAS 1313-27-5)

Molybdenum (VI) oxide (MoO3) is an acidic metal(VI) oxide and a precursor to lanthanum molybdate (LAMOX) fast ion conductors and superconductors. LAMOX is known for its fast oxide ion conductivity, making it of interest in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) as an electrolyte material. This is because, in SOFCs, efficient ion conduction is for performance, and materials that allow for rapid ion movement without electron movement are desired. Molybdenum(VI) oxide is widely employed in selective oxidation reactions. It is used in the solid state synthesis of a reduced molybdenum oxide, Pr4Mo9O18, whose structure contains previously unknown Mo7, Mo13, and Mo19 clusters. The reduction process of Molybdenum(VI) oxide, in the presence of hydrogen, propene, butene-1, and CO, has been studied in terms of its kinetics and mechanism. When reacting with hydrogen at high temperatures, it is reduced to metal. It′s speculated that molybdenum′s toxicity might stem from the creation of a copper-tetrathiomolybdate complex in the gastrointestinal tract′s reduction medium, which impacts copper′s biological availability. Molybdenum is because it acts as a cofactor for enzymes like xanthine oxidase and aldehyde oxidase.