Constituent
Name
MoOS2
Official name
Molybdenum oxysulfide
Family
covalent network solid
Class
tridimentional covalent network solid
Compound type
sulfide
Comments
see Ryaboshapka and Afanasiev (2023) Journal of Catalysis 426, 30.
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Mole fraction
1.0
Chemical composition
Formula
$MoOS_2$
Chemical formula
MoOS2
Elemental formula
Mo O S2
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Mo$ Molybdenum element 1 0.25 1 constituent element main
$O$ Oxygen element 1 0.25 1 constituent element main
$S$ Sulfur element 2 0.5 1 constituent element main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$> \mid Mo=O$ 1
$\geq \mid Mo-S-$ 4
Class
glasses (12)
Type
multi mixed atoms glasses (12.06)
Phase name
amorphous MoOS2
Phase type
amorphous
Crystal system
amorphous
Crystal class
N/A
Comments
amorphous $MoOS_2$ is a Mo(V) compound, containing $Mo_2O_2S_4$ units connected via disulfide bridges
Texture
polycrystalline
Molar mass
176.1 $g/mol$
Refringence type
isotropic
Color
dark brown
Diaphaneity
subtranslucent to opaque