{2,2′-[(2,2-Dimethylpropane-1,3-diyl)bis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolato}dioxidomolybdenum(VI)

Abstract

In the structure of the title compound, [Mo(C19H20N2O2)O2], the Mo atom exhibits oxidation state +VI and is surrounded by two O atoms and the tetra­dentate Schiff base ligand 2,2′-[(2,2-dimethyl­propane-1,3-di­yl)bis­(nitrilo­methyl­idyne)]diphenolate in a distorted octa­hedral configuration. An intra­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bond between a methyl­ene group and one O atom of the O=MoVI=O unit, as well as additional inter­molecular hydrogen bonds between neighboring mol­ecules, lead to a weakly bonded inversion-symmetric dimeric structure.