Hexa(tert-butoxy)dimolybdenum(III)

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Hexa(tert-butoxy)dimolybdenum(III)
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Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/6C4H9O.2Mo/c6*1-4(2,3)5;;/h6*1-3H3;;/q6*-1;2*+3
    Key: ZOGMSHNHMHVRRN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC(C)(C)O[Mo](#[Mo](OC(C)(C)C)(OC(C)(C)C)OC(C)(C)C)(OC(C)(C)C)OC(C)(C)C
Properties
C24H54Mo2O6
Molar mass 630.59 g·mol−1
Appearanceorange solid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Hexa(tert-butoxy)dimolybdenum(III) is a coordination complex of molybdenum(III). It is one of the homoleptic alkoxides of molybdenum. An orange, air-sensitive solid, the complex has attracted academic attention as the precursor to many organomolybdenum derivatives. It an example of a charge-neutral complex featuring a molybdenum to molybdenum triple bond (Mo≡Mo), arising from the coupling of a pair of d3 metal centers. It can be prepared by a salt metathesis reaction from the THF complex of molybdenum trichloride and lithium tert-butoxide: [1]

2 MoCl3(thf)3 + 6 LiOBu-t → Mo2(OBu-t)6 + 6 LiCl + 6 thf

The complex and its ditungsten (W2) analogue adopt an ethane-like geometry. The metal to metal bond distance is 222  pm in the related complex Mo2(OCH2CMe3)6. [2]

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References

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