X-ray absorption edge and EXAFS spectroscopic studies of

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J . Am. Chem. SOC.1983, 105, 799-802

X-ray Absorption Edge and EXAFS Spectroscopic Studies of Molybdenum Ions in Aqueous Solution Stephen P. Cramer,IPP. K. Eidem,IbM. T. Paffett,IbJay R. Winkler,lbZvi Dori,lc and Harry B. Gray*Ib Contribution from the Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Corporate Research Science Laboratories. Linden, New Jersey 07036, and No. 6442 from the Arthur Amos Noyes Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91 125. Received November 30, 1981

Abstract: X-ray absorption edge and E X A F S spectra have been measured for acidic-aqueous solutions containing Mo(II), Mo(III), Mo(IV), and Mo(V). T h e edges increase in energy according to Mo(I1)