Inorganic compounds containing the trifluoroacetate group. Part VI. Reactions of molybdenum(II) trifluoroacetate with 2,2′-bipyridyl

Abstract

The reaction between [Mo₂(O₂CCF₃)₄] and 2,2′-bipyridyl (1: 2) has been investigated in several solvents, and four different adducts, two 1:1 and two 1:2 compounds, have been isolated and characterised. The reaction between [Mo₂(O₂CCF₃)₄], 2,2′-bipyridyl, and [OEt₃][BF₄](1:2:2) has been shown to produce [Mo₂(O₂CCF₃)₂(bipy)₂]-[BF₄]₂. Structures have been assigned to these compounds on the basis of spectroscopic data and the nature of the solution species, from which the various adducts originate, is discussed.