title: Tetra-kis(2-methyl-benzimidazolium) β-octa-molybdate(VI).
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, (C(8)H(9)N(2))(4)[Mo(8)O(26)], consists of two 2-methyl-benzimidazolium cations and one-half of a β-Mo(8)O(26) (4-) anion, which is completed by crystallographic inversion symmetry. An extensive net of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the cations and anions contribute to the crystal packing.
authors.affiliation: College of Food and Biological Engineering, Shandong Institute of Light Industry, Jinan 250353, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lujiang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Xiaofei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jiangkui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen