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Bond-stretch isomerism in the complexes cis-mer-MoOCl2(PR3)3: A reinvestigation
Yoon, Keum,Parkin, Gerard,Rheingold, Arnold L.
, p. 2210 - 2218 (2007/10/02)
The molecular structures of a series of complexes ds-mer-MoOCl2(PR3)3 (PR3 = PMe3, PMe2Ph) have been investigated by X-ray diffraction methods. The data indicate a large range of apparent Mo=O bond lengths. The apparent lengthening of the Mo=O bond in these complexes is rationalized in terms of compositional disorder with the isostructural trichloride derivative mer-MoCl3(PR3)3. These results suggest that, contrary to the original suggestion (Chatt, J.; Manojlovic-Muir, L.; Muir, K. W. Chem. Commun. 1971, 655-656), there is no evidence for bond-stretch or distortional isomerism for the cis-mer-MoOCl2(PR3)3 system.
