“…These materials are important because of their possible application in catalysis, 12,13 gas storage, [14][15][16][17] electrical conductivity, 18 biology, 19,20 and many more areas. Molybdenum oxide based materials are interesting from a structural point of view 21,22 but molybdenum oxide based materials containing alkali metal clusters are rarely reported. Bimetallic compounds containing alkali metal clusters, for example gallium phosphonates, have been synthesized and shown to form cages containing lithium, 1 sodium, and potassium 23 ions with short metal-metal contacts.…”