Dioxidobis{2-[(E)-p-tolyliminomethyl]phenolato}molybdenum(VI)

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Mo(C14H 12NO)2O2], comprises half of the complex with the full molecule generated by the application of twofold symmetry. The Mo VI atom is surrounded by two oxide O atoms and the two sets of N,O-donor atoms of the bidentate Schiff base ligands. The resulting N 2O4 donor set defines a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. Intermolecular C-H⋯O contacts link molecules into chains along the b axis. The crystal structure is further stabilized by intermolecular π-π inter-actions [ring centroid-centroid distance = 3.724 (6) Å].