Molybdenum 5 chloride

Molybdenum(V) chloride (95%), cobalt (ii)
chloride (97%), bis(trimethylsilyl)sulfide (a.k.a.,
hexamethyldisilathiane, synthesis grade), oleylamine (70%, technical
grade), oleic acid (90%, technical grade), 1-ODE (90%, technical grade),
cyclohexane (≥99%, ACS reagent grade), hexane (95%, anhydrous),
methanol (99.8% anhydrous), thiophene (≥99%), and n-decane (≥99%, synthesis grade) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich.
Acetone (99.8%, extra dry) and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (a.k.a.
tetralin, TCI America, ≥ 97%) were purchased from VWR. All
chemicals were used without further purification with the exception
of oleylamine and 1-ODE, which were each separately degassed for 1
h by cycling between nitrogen flow and vacuum on a Schlenk line at
80 °C prior to use.

Cobalt(II) nitrate hexahydrate (Co(NO₃)₂·6H₂O, 98+%), 2‐methyleimidazole (2‐mim, 99%), Iron(III) chloride (FeCl₃, 97+%), Molybdenum(V) chloride (MoCl₅, 99.99%), Pure ethanol were purchased from Sigma‐Aldrich. Nickel foam (1.6 mm thickness) was purchased from MTI Korea. Deionized water (d.i. water) was obtained from a purifying system using UV treatment. All chemicals were used without further purification.