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Polyhedron

Volume 12, Issue 12, 1993, Pages 1573-1576
Polyhedron

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The synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of molybdenum oxomethoxide [MoO(OMe)4]2

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Abstract

MoO(OMe)4 has been prepared by anodic oxidation of molybdenum metal in anhydrous methanol containing LiCl as an electrolyte. The X-ray single crystal study showed the complex to consist of pseudo-centrosymmetric dimeric molecules, [MoO(OMe)3(μ-OMe)]2. The general effect of the M(μ-OR)2M ring upon the arrangement of bonds with increased multiplicity is discussed in this and related molecules.

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Present address: Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire, Université de Nice, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France.

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