Before revision: Houser, Corrosion Control Services, Inc., Introduction Handbook Reactions When reacted with sodium borohydride, molybdenum is reduced to lower valent molybdenum(IV) oxide: Na2MoO4 + NaBH4 + 2H2O → NaBO2 + MoO2 + 2NaOH + 3H2 Sodium molybdate reacts with the acids of dithiophosphates: Na2MoO4 + → [MoO2(S2P(OR)2)2] which further reacts to form [MoO3(S2P(OR)2)4].
After revision: Houser, Corrosion Control Services, Inc., Introduction Handbook Reactions When treated with sodium borohydride, molybdate is reduced to molybdenum(IV) oxide: Na2MoO4 + NaBH4 + 2H2O → NaBO2 + MoO2 + 2NaOH + 3H2 Sodium molybdate reacts with the acids of dithiophosphates: Na2MoO4 + → [MoO2(S2P(OR)2)2] which further reacts to form [MoO3(S2P(OR)2)4].