MoO 4 undergoes a sequence of three phase transitions, which were observed at 783-803, 823-913 and 943-950 K. In both crystals, a strong first-order phase transition occurs as indicated by the behavior of the Raman modes: the Raman bands split and new bands appear below 100 cm −1 . These transitions are connected with tilting and/or rotations of the WO 4 and MoO 4 tetrahedra, which leads to a disorder at the WO 4 and MoO 4 sites.