Synthesis and characterization of two oxo-bridged oxo(arylimido) [tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyI)borato]molybdenum(V) complexes and crystal structure of [MoTp*(O)CI](μ-O)[MoTp*(CI)(≡NC6H 4OMe)]

Reaction of the oxo-molybdenum(V) compound, [MoTp*(O)Cl2], [Tp* = hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)borate] with p-methoxy and p-nitroaniline in the presence of Et3N under N2, afforded the oxo-bridged oxo(arylimido) molybdenum(V) complexes, [MoTp*(O)Cl](μ- O)[MoTp*(Cl)(≡NC6H4R)] (1, R = OMe; 2, R = NO2). The new compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, i.r., mass, and 1H-n.m.r. spectra. The single crystal X-ray crystallographic determination of [MoTp*(O)Cl](μ-O)[MoTp*(Cl) (≡NC6H4OMe)] was carried out to confirm that there is a Mo - O - Mo bridge and a near linear arylimido group in the structure.TÜBİTA

Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and X-ray crystal structures of oxo-bridged oxo(haloaryl) imido hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate molybdenum(V) complexes

Reaction of the oxomolybdenum(V) precursor [MoTp*(O)Cl2] (Tp* = hydrotris(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)borate) with m-fluoroaniline, H2NC6H4F, in toluene afforded the pair of geometric isomers of [MoTp*(O)Cl](μ-O)[MoTp*(Cl)(≡NC 6H4F)] (1a, cis; 1b, trans). Similarly the reaction with m-iodoaniline yielded the compound [MoTp*(O)Cl](μ-O)[MoTp*(Cl) (≡NC6H4I)] (2). This is a new synthetic method for preparing Mo-O-Mo bridged oxo(imido) molybdenum(V) species by double deprotonation of the anilines. The complexes were characterized by IR and 1H-NMR. spectroscopy, FAB mass spectrometry, elemental analysis and X-ray crystallography which revealed that the two chloro ligands are trans to each other in 1b and 2, whereas they are cis to each other in 1a. All compounds have Mo-O-Mo linkages and near linear arylimido moieties