The crystal and molecular structure of 1,4-bis(1-oxa-4,10-dithia-7H-7-azonia cyclododecan-7-ylmethyl)benzene tetrachlorooxotetrahydrofuran molybdate(V) [C24H42N2O2S4]2+[MoOCl4(THF)]2–
The title compound is prepared by the consecutive reaction of MoOCl4, with THF and then the bismacrocyclic compound 1,4-bis(1-oxa-4,10-dithia-7-azacyclododecan-7-ylmethyl) benzene. The crystals are triclinic, space group [Formula: see text]a = 11.993(7), b = 13.196(8), c = 7.928(5) Å, α = 104.54(4), β = 94.89(3), γ = 81.59(1)°, V = 1199.9 Å3,Z = 1. The final R factor was 0.059 for 2846 reflections where I > 3σ(I). The compound is ionic with the macrocycles protonated on both the nitrogen atoms while the anions are octahedral [MoOCl4(THF)]− units. These units have the oxo group (Mo=O, 1.655(7) Å) trans to THF (Mo—O, 2.331(5) Å). The cations adopt a centrosymmetric trans conformation with no strong interactions with the molybdenum.