Research Article

On the Synthesis of Molybdenum Nanoparticles under Reducing Conditions in Ionic Liquids

Table 1

Products obtained from ILs.

IL cationIL anionColor of the precipitateProducts (JCPDS)FractionCrystal system

BmimBF4Light yellowMo4O11 (65-2473)Orthorhombic

Bmim
Emim
N(CN)2Dark redMoO3 (47-1081)Monoclinic

Bmim
Emim
TfOBrown-olive greenMo (42-1120) 
MoO3 (65-2421)
59% 
41%
Cubic 
Orthorhombic

Bmim
Emim
Tf2NBrownMoO3 (65-2421) 
Mo17O47 (13-0345)
Orthorhombic

EmimMSBrownMo4O11 (65-2473)Orthorhombic

EmimESDark redMo (42-1120)Cubic

A: for calculation of fractions see experimental part. Unless specified otherwise, the samples are single phase.