(μ-Benzoato-κ2O:O′)tris[μ-N,N′-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)formamidinato-κ2N:N′]dimolybdenum(II) dichloromethane monosolvate

The title compound, [Mo-2(C15H15N2O2)(3)(C7H5O2)]center dot CH2Cl2, has a quadruply bonded Mo-2(4+) unit equatorially coordinated by three N,N '-bis(4-mu-methoxyphenyl)formamidinate (DAniF) ligands and one benzoate anion. The Mo-Mo bond length of 2.0881 (8) angstrom is typical for quadruply bonded species. The phenyl ring and the connected dimetal chelating ring (Mo2O2C) are nearly co-planar, making a dihedral angle of 3.24 (13)degrees. The dichloromethane solvent molecule is disordered over four sets of sites with occupancies of 0.3:0.3:0.2:0.2.