Zn(MoO2)2 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbcm space group. Mo(1) is bonded to one O(3), two equivalent O(2), and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-65°. Zn(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to three equivalent Mo(1) and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OZnMo3 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(1)ZnMo3 tetrahedra, corners with five equivalent O(3)Zn2Mo2 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(1)ZnMo3 tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Mo(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mo(1) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted OZn2Mo2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Zn2Mo2 tetrahedra and corners with ten equivalent O(1)ZnMo3 tetrahedra.
Zn(MoO2)2 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbcm space group. Mo(1) is bonded to one O(3), two equivalent O(2), and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-65°. The Mo(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.19 Å. There is one shorter (2.21 Å) and one longer (2.23 Å) Mo(1)-O(2) bond length. There are a spread of Mo(1)-O(1) bond distances ranging from 2.15-2.21 Å. Zn(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(3) atoms. Both Zn(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.10 Å. There is one shorter (1.99 Å) and one longer (2.13 Å) Zn(1)-O(3) bond length. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to three equivalent Mo(1) and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OZnMo3 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(1)ZnMo3 tetrahedra, corners with five equivalent O(3)Zn2Mo2 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(1)ZnMo3 tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Mo(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mo(1) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted OZn2Mo2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Zn2Mo2 tetrahedra and corners with ten equivalent O(1)ZnMo3 tetrahedra.