A new dinuclear molybdenum compound, (Bu4N)[Mo2(CO)6(SPh)2(CH 2CCH3COO)]
The crystal structure of the title compound, tetrabutyl-ammonium bis(μ-benzenethiolato-S:S)-μ-methacrylato-O:O′- bis(tricarbonylmolybdenum)(Mo-Mo), (C16H36-N)[Mo2(C4H5O 2)(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(CH2CCH 3COO)]-; 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) A and the O - C - O angle is 125.8 (4)°.