Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m2491  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807042791 ]

Dicarbonyl-bis(1,10-phenanthroline)molybdenum(0)

K. J. Muir, G. P. McQuillan and W. T. A. Harrison

Abstract: In the title compound, [Mo(CO)₂(phen)₂] (phen = C₁₂H₈N₂), the Mo atom adopts a cis-MoC₂N₄ geometry. The C-Mo-C angle of 88.0 (3)° is close to its ideal, undistorted value and the dihedral angle between the phen mean planes is 84.79 (9)°. A C-HO bond and various - stacking interactions [centroid-centroid separation = 3.472 (3)-3.890 (4) Å] may help to establish the packing.

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