title: High-resolution X-ray emission spectroscopy of molybdenum compounds.
abstract: High-resolution molybdenum K-edge X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) was used to characterize the K beta(4) and K beta' ' valence-to-core transition bands in the oxo-Mo compounds K(2)MoO(4), MoO(S(2)CNEt(2))(2), and MoO(2)(S(2)CNEt(2))(2). The K beta(4) and K beta' ' emission bands are attributed to transitions to the Mo 1s core hole from molecular orbitals possessing primarily molybdenum 4d and oxygen 2s character, respectively. This communication describes the first assignment of the K beta' ' interatomic band in the emission spectra of molybdenum complexes. Additionally, the K beta(4) and K beta' 'transitions are shown to be sensitive to the chemical and electronic environment of the metal, suggesting that high-resolution XES might be an effective method for elucidating the nature of the molybdenum centers in biological systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E2, Canada.
authors.forename: Christian J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Doonan
authors.forename: Limei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Charles G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Simon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Aniruddha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deb
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bergmann
authors.forename: Graham N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Cramer
mesh_terms: D015394:Molecular Structure; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000737:chemistry*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008982:Molybdenum; D010100:Oxygen