a b s t r a c tSingle-phase ordered oxyfluorides Na 3 WO 4 F, Na 3 MoO 4 F and their mixed members Na 3 W 1 À x Mo x O 4 F can be prepared via facile solid state reaction of Na 2 MO 4 Á 2H 2 O (M¼ W, Mo) and NaF. Phases produced from incongruent melts are metastable, but lower temperatures allow for a facile one-step synthesis. In polycrystalline samples of Na 3 W 1 À x Mo x O 4 F, the presence of Mo stabilizes the structure against decomposition to spinel phases. Photoluminescence studies show that upon excitation with λ¼254 nm and λ¼365 nm, Na 3 WO 4 F and Na 3 MoO 4 F exhibit broad emission maxima centered around 485 nm. These materials constitute new members of the family of self-activating ordered oxyfluoride phosphors with anti-perovskite structures which are amenable to doping with emitters such as Eu 3 þ .