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to the Mo atom. The cis-O2À ligands are at an angle of 103.1° (2) for
O1–Mo1–O2 and the trans-ClÀ ligands are at an angle of 161.30°
(7) for Cl1–Mo1–Cl2 resulting again in a distorted octahedral struc-
ture. These angles are comparable to complex 3Á1 and also to pre-
viously reported structures of the type MoO2Cl2(OPR3)2 [9,13]. The
O atom of the oxidised S@O moiety coordinates to the Mo atom
forming a seven-membered ring. The tertiary butyl group attached
to the S atom is disordered over two orientations in a 76:24 ratio.
The major orientation of this complex is shown in Fig. 3.
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