A New Dinuclear Molybdenum Compound, (Bu4N)[Mo2(CO)6(SPh)2(CH2CCH3COO)

Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound, tetrabutylammonium bis(μ-benzenethiolato-S:S)-μ-methacrylato-O:O′-bis(tricarbonylmolybdenum)(Mo—Mo), (C16H36N)[Mo2(C4H5O2)(C6H5S)2(CO)6], shows that it contains a Bu4N+ cation and a dinuclear anion with three bridging ligands, i.e. [Mo2(CO)6(SPh)2(CH2CCH3COO)]−; the α-methacrylate group acts as a bidentate bridging ligand and coordinates two Mo atoms to form a five-membered ring. The Mo—Mo bond distance is 2.9115 (5) Å and the O—C—O angle is 125.8 (4)°.