Synthesis and Crystal Structure of the Black Material Al 0.74)(MoO4)5. -Al0,74)(MoO4)5 is prepared by solid state reaction of a 1:1:3:5 molar mixture of Al 2O3, AgNO3, Mn(OAc)3·2H2O, and (NH4)2Mo4O13 (porcelain crucible, 1143 K, 4 weeks). The structure is composed of M 2O10 dimers, M3O14 (M: Mn, Al) trimers, and MoO4 tetrahedra sharing corners and forming 3 types of layers A, B and B'. The stacking sequence of the layers results in a 3D channel structure which is occupied by Ag + ions. The title compound is isotypic with the NaMg3X(MoO4)5 (X: Al, In) family and with NaFe4(MoO4)5 (triclinic space group P1, Z = 2, single crystal XRD). -(BOUZIDI, C.; FRIGUI, W.; ZID*, M. F.; Acta Crystallogr., Sect. E: Struct. Rep. Online 71 (2015) 3, 299-304, http://dx.