Naphthylimido-Substituted Hexamolybdate: Preparation, Crystal Structures, Solvent Effects, and Optical Properties of Three Polymorphs

[(n-C4H9)4N]2[Mo6O18(N-1-C10H6-2-CH3)] (1) has been prepared by the reaction of 1-amino-2-methylnaphthalene
hydrochloride with [(n-C4H9)4N]4[α-Mo8O26] in the presence of 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. Three solvent-free
crystalline phases are isolated from the mixed solvents of acetone and acetic ether. The X-ray single-crystal structures
of the three phases have been determined, showing the packing and supramolecular assembly characters
(pseudohigher symmetry, helical chains, and π−π stacking) by which the effect of solvent polarity and crystallization
speed on polymorphism in organic−inorganic hybrids has been demonstrated.