Crystal and molecular structure of Mo6O10(OPri)12: a serpentine chain of molybdenum atoms and observation of semibridging alkoxy-ligands
Abstract
Mo6O10(OPri)12, an intermediate in the reaction between Mo2(OPri)6 and molecular oxygen which yields [MoO2(OPri)2]n, has been structurally characterized and found to contain a serpentine chain of molybdenum atoms connected by bridging oxo-and alkoxy-ligands; there is also a pair of alkoxy-ligands which are semibridging.