A dinuclear oxomolybdenum(V) compound with picolinate ligands

Abstract

The title compound, di­aqua­di-μ2-oxo-dioxobis­(pyridine-2-carboxyl­ato-O,N)molybdenum(V) monohydrate, [Mo2O2(C6H4NO2)2(H2O)2]·H2O, is a dinuclear complex which consists of two MoV atoms connected together by a metal–metal single bond and two bridging oxo groups. Each MoV atom has a distorted octahedral geometry and is coordinated by three oxo groups, one O atom of the water mol­ecule, and the O and N atoms of one picolinate anion.