Molybdenum polysulfide hollow microtubules grown at room temperature from solution

Reaction of (NH4)2MoS4 and (NH2OH)2·H2SO4 under hydrothermal conditions led to the new compound (NH3- OH)3.9MoS4.8 I, which crystallises from acetone solution producing hollow tubules of nanoscopic size (50–500 nm diameter, 0.1–20 μm length); thermal decomposition of I led to the formation of highly dispersed tubular MoS2.