Molybdenum blue

Molybdenum blue is a term applied to:

The "heteropoly-molybdenum blues", are used extensively in analytical chemistry and as catalysts. The formation of "isopoly-molybdenum blues" which are intense blue has been used as a sensitive test for reducing reagents. They have recently been shown to contain very large anionic species based on the so-called "big wheel" containing 154 Mo atoms, with a formula [Mo₁₅₄O₄₆₂H₁₄(H₂O)₇₀].