Using the results of CHN elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy and UV-Vis spectroscopy I determined the composition of two unknown compounds. The compounds were obtained with the reaction of (pyH)5[MoOCl4(H2O)]3Cl2 and KSCN in acetonitrile. After the pink precipitate was removed, water was added to the red-brown solution. Purple crystals were obtained after the addition of pyHCl (compound 1) or pyHBr (compound 2). Unknown compounds are pyH8[Mo2O3(NCS)8]Cl4 (compound 1) and pyH8[Mo2O3(NCS)8]Br4 (compound 2). I studied their crystal structures and obtained the calculated diffractograms using program Mercury.
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