Mo3Te4 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. Mo(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mo(1), one Te(1), and four equivalent Te(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mo(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Mo(1) atoms.
Mo3Te4 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. Mo(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mo(1), one Te(1), and four equivalent Te(2) atoms. There are two shorter (2.68 Å) and two longer (2.74 Å) Mo(1)-Mo(1) bond lengths. The Mo(1)-Te(1) bond length is 2.74 Å. There are a spread of Mo(1)-Te(2) bond distances ranging from 2.74-2.90 Å. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mo(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Mo(1) atoms.