Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1463-m1464 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809043712 ]
2N,S)molybdenum(II) dihydrateIn the title compound, [Mo(C5H4NS)3(NO)]·2H2O, the Mo atom is coordinated by a nitrosyl ligand and three monoanionic N,S-bidentate ligands in a distorted MoN4S3 pentagonal-bipyramidal molecular geometry. The pyridine N atom of one pyridine-2-thiolate (pyt) ligand is coordinated to the Mo atom in the trans position relative to the NO ligand [N(pyt)-Mo-N(NO) = 170.62 (19)°]. The compound has Cs symmetry, with a mirror plane that includes one pyt ring and the NO group. The S-Mo-N(NO) and N(pyt)-Mo-N(NO) angles [97.24 (12) and 91.87 (8)°, respectively] are large relative to the ideal angles of 90°. In the crystal, the molecules pack in a zigzag arrangement. The cavities between the molecules are occupied by disordered water molecules of crystallization.
A solution of [Mo(pyt)2(NO)2] (0.25 g, 0.65 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and PPh3 (0.37 g, 1.41 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) was stirred at rt for 4 days to produce an orange solution. Yellow precipitates of [{(ON)Mo(pyt)2}2(µ-OH)2] and [Mo(pyt)3(NO)] were obtained by allowing the reaction solution to stand in a refrigerator for a few days. The resulting orange-yellow crystals were collected by filtration. The filtrate was then poured into water, and the precipitate produced was collected by filtration and recrystallized from an acetone solution to give orange-yellow crystals of the title compound (23% yield). Anal. Calcd for [Mo(pyt)3(NO)] = C16H16MoN4O2S3: C 25.53, H 1.55, N 22.13%, Found: C 25.70, H 1.61, N 21.98%. IR [KBr; νmax,, cm-1]: 1644 (NO), 1582, 1551(CC, CN), 1447, 1420 (NC, CH), 1260 (CS). 13C NMR (acetone-d6): δ 176.5, 149.1, 148.2, 140.3, 140.1, 126.8, 126.5, 119.9, 118.7.
The water molecules of solvent of crystallization are disordered with occupancies of 0.5 each, and it was not possible to locate their H-atoms. The C-bound H-atom were included in calculated positions and treated as riding: C—H = 0.93 Å, with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: WinAFC (Rigaku/MSC, 2000); cell refinement: WinAFC (Rigaku/MSC, 2000); data reduction: CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2007).
| [Mo(C5H4NS)3(NO)]·2H2O | F(000) = 992.00 |
| Mr = 492.44 | Dx = 1.540 Mg m−3 |
| Orthorhombic, Pnma | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71069 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2ac 2n | Cell parameters from 25 reflections |
| a = 15.7519 (16) Å | θ = 15.4–17.4° |
| b = 14.8889 (14) Å | µ = 0.93 mm−1 |
| c = 9.0535 (12) Å | T = 296 K |
| V = 2123.3 (4) Å3 | Prismatic, orange |
| Z = 4 | 0.45 × 0.40 × 0.25 mm |
| Rigaku AFC-7S diffractometer | Rint = 0.023 |
| ω–2θ scans | θmax = 27.5° |
| Absorption correction: ψ scan (North et al., 1968) | h = 0→20 |
| Tmin = 0.727, Tmax = 0.792 | k = −10→19 |
| 3681 measured reflections | l = −11→6 |
| 2540 independent reflections | 3 standard reflections every 150 reflections |
| 2088 reflections with F2 > 2σ(F2) | intensity decay: −1.3% |
| Refinement on F2 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.039 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0621P)2 + 2.5132P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| wR(F2) = 0.126 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
| S = 1.13 | Δρmax = 1.14 e Å−3 |
| 2540 reflections | Δρmin = −0.64 e Å−3 |
| 144 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) |
| 0 restraints | Extinction coefficient: 0.0029 (5) |
| [Mo(C5H4NS)3(NO)]·2H2O | V = 2123.3 (4) Å3 |
| Mr = 492.44 | Z = 4 |
| Orthorhombic, Pnma | Mo Kα radiation |
| a = 15.7519 (16) Å | µ = 0.93 mm−1 |
| b = 14.8889 (14) Å | T = 296 K |
| c = 9.0535 (12) Å | 0.45 × 0.40 × 0.25 mm |
| Rigaku AFC-7S diffractometer | 2088 reflections with F2 > 2σ(F2) |
| Absorption correction: ψ scan (North et al., 1968) | Rint = 0.023 |
| Tmin = 0.727, Tmax = 0.792 | θmax = 27.5° |
| 3681 measured reflections | 3 standard reflections every 150 reflections |
| 2540 independent reflections | intensity decay: −1.3% |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.039 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.126 | Δρmax = 1.14 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.13 | Δρmin = −0.64 e Å−3 |
| 2540 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 144 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 0 restraints | Rogers parameter: ? |
Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su's are estimated from the variances of the (full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account in the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles |
Refinement. Refinement was performed using all reflections. The weighted R-factor (wR) and goodness of fit (S) are based on F2. R-factor (gt) are based on F. The threshold expression of F2 > 2.0 σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factor (gt). |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
| Mo1 | 0.17875 (3) | 0.25000 | 0.95698 (4) | 0.0359 (1) | |
| S1 | 0.07755 (7) | 0.15176 (7) | 1.10056 (12) | 0.0512 (3) | |
| S2 | 0.25067 (10) | 0.25000 | 0.71312 (17) | 0.0516 (4) | |
| O1 | 0.3191 (3) | 0.25000 | 1.1749 (5) | 0.0667 (14) | |
| N1 | 0.0907 (3) | 0.25000 | 0.7658 (5) | 0.0427 (12) | |
| N2 | 0.1905 (2) | 0.1024 (2) | 0.9222 (3) | 0.0427 (9) | |
| N3 | 0.2627 (3) | 0.25000 | 1.0881 (5) | 0.0423 (12) | |
| C1 | 0.1292 (2) | 0.0662 (2) | 1.0080 (4) | 0.0420 (10) | |
| C2 | 0.1159 (3) | −0.0257 (2) | 1.0145 (4) | 0.0520 (12) | |
| C3 | 0.1680 (3) | −0.0801 (3) | 0.9319 (5) | 0.0627 (14) | |
| C4 | 0.2315 (3) | −0.0437 (3) | 0.8467 (5) | 0.0653 (16) | |
| C5 | 0.2415 (2) | 0.0478 (3) | 0.8434 (5) | 0.0560 (12) | |
| C6 | 0.1452 (4) | 0.25000 | 0.6512 (6) | 0.0477 (14) | |
| C7 | 0.0065 (4) | 0.25000 | 0.7415 (8) | 0.0570 (17) | |
| C8 | −0.0257 (5) | 0.25000 | 0.5987 (9) | 0.077 (3) | |
| C9 | 0.0308 (6) | 0.25000 | 0.4820 (8) | 0.080 (3) | |
| C10 | 0.1160 (5) | 0.25000 | 0.5066 (7) | 0.066 (2) | |
| O21 | −0.0333 (11) | 0.4696 (10) | 0.609 (2) | 0.258 (12) | 0.500 |
| O22 | 0.0678 (7) | 0.5119 (9) | 0.5891 (12) | 0.128 (5) | 0.500 |
| H1 | 0.07300 | −0.04980 | 1.07300 | 0.0630* | |
| H2 | 0.16030 | −0.14210 | 0.93360 | 0.0750* | |
| H3 | 0.26730 | −0.08070 | 0.79200 | 0.0780* | |
| H4 | 0.28430 | 0.07260 | 0.78550 | 0.0670* | |
| H5 | −0.03070 | 0.25000 | 0.82130 | 0.0690* | |
| H6 | −0.08390 | 0.25000 | 0.58200 | 0.0920* | |
| H7 | 0.01040 | 0.25000 | 0.38570 | 0.0960* | |
| H8 | 0.15400 | 0.25000 | 0.42800 | 0.0790* | |
| H9 | −0.01120 | 0.48460 | 0.54280 | 0.3170* | 0.500 |
| H10 | −0.05690 | 0.48240 | 0.65730 | 0.3170* | 0.500 |
| H11 | 0.02840 | 0.51090 | 0.60270 | 0.1900* | 0.500 |
| H12 | 0.08240 | 0.49480 | 0.49830 | 0.1900* | 0.500 |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| Mo1 | 0.0365 (2) | 0.0382 (2) | 0.0330 (2) | 0.0000 | 0.0017 (2) | 0.0000 |
| S1 | 0.0579 (5) | 0.0446 (5) | 0.0510 (5) | −0.0049 (4) | 0.0178 (4) | −0.0019 (4) |
| S2 | 0.0495 (7) | 0.0588 (8) | 0.0464 (7) | 0.0000 | 0.0145 (6) | 0.0000 |
| O1 | 0.066 (2) | 0.074 (3) | 0.060 (2) | 0.0000 | −0.025 (2) | 0.0000 |
| N1 | 0.045 (2) | 0.049 (2) | 0.034 (2) | 0.0000 | −0.0012 (18) | 0.0000 |
| N2 | 0.0440 (16) | 0.0440 (17) | 0.0401 (15) | 0.0014 (13) | 0.0003 (12) | −0.0030 (13) |
| N3 | 0.044 (2) | 0.042 (2) | 0.041 (2) | 0.0000 | −0.0001 (19) | 0.0000 |
| C1 | 0.0457 (19) | 0.0416 (18) | 0.0387 (17) | 0.0002 (15) | −0.0037 (15) | −0.0016 (14) |
| C2 | 0.063 (2) | 0.044 (2) | 0.049 (2) | −0.0051 (19) | −0.0008 (19) | 0.0026 (17) |
| C3 | 0.085 (3) | 0.039 (2) | 0.064 (2) | 0.004 (2) | −0.011 (2) | −0.0020 (19) |
| C4 | 0.072 (3) | 0.051 (2) | 0.073 (3) | 0.017 (2) | 0.007 (2) | −0.008 (2) |
| C5 | 0.054 (2) | 0.056 (2) | 0.058 (2) | 0.0076 (19) | 0.0063 (19) | −0.004 (2) |
| C6 | 0.057 (3) | 0.047 (2) | 0.039 (2) | 0.0000 | 0.005 (2) | 0.0000 |
| C7 | 0.047 (3) | 0.068 (3) | 0.056 (3) | 0.0000 | −0.003 (2) | 0.0000 |
| C8 | 0.070 (4) | 0.099 (6) | 0.061 (4) | 0.0000 | −0.023 (3) | 0.0000 |
| C9 | 0.095 (6) | 0.103 (6) | 0.043 (3) | 0.0000 | −0.019 (3) | 0.0000 |
| C10 | 0.084 (5) | 0.079 (4) | 0.034 (2) | 0.0000 | 0.006 (3) | 0.0000 |
| O21 | 0.213 (18) | 0.132 (13) | 0.43 (3) | 0.100 (12) | −0.21 (2) | −0.171 (17) |
| O22 | 0.104 (7) | 0.164 (11) | 0.117 (7) | 0.009 (7) | −0.024 (6) | 0.001 (8) |
| Mo1—S1 | 2.5240 (12) | N2—C5 | 1.347 (5) |
| Mo1—S2 | 2.4815 (16) | C1—C2 | 1.386 (4) |
| Mo1—N1 | 2.218 (5) | C2—C3 | 1.374 (6) |
| Mo1—N2 | 2.228 (3) | C3—C4 | 1.375 (7) |
| Mo1—N3 | 1.777 (5) | C4—C5 | 1.372 (6) |
| Mo1—S1i | 2.5240 (12) | C6—C10 | 1.388 (9) |
| Mo1—N2i | 2.228 (3) | C7—C8 | 1.389 (11) |
| S1—C1 | 1.728 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.381 (12) |
| S2—C6 | 1.753 (6) | C9—C10 | 1.360 (12) |
| O1—N3 | 1.186 (7) | C2—H1 | 0.9300 |
| O21—O22 | 1.72 (2) | C3—H2 | 0.9300 |
| O21—H10 | 0.6000 | C4—H3 | 0.9300 |
| O21—H9 | 0.7300 | C5—H4 | 0.9300 |
| O22—H12 | 0.8900 | C7—H5 | 0.9300 |
| O22—H11 | 0.6300 | C8—H6 | 0.9300 |
| N1—C6 | 1.347 (7) | C9—H7 | 0.9300 |
| N1—C7 | 1.344 (8) | C10—H8 | 0.9300 |
| N2—C1 | 1.351 (4) | ||
| S1—Mo1—S2 | 138.29 (3) | Mo1—N3—O1 | 179.6 (4) |
| S1—Mo1—N1 | 90.40 (10) | N2—C1—C2 | 121.8 (3) |
| S1—Mo1—N2 | 63.49 (8) | S1—C1—N2 | 108.7 (2) |
| S1—Mo1—N3 | 97.24 (12) | S1—C1—C2 | 129.5 (3) |
| S1—Mo1—S1i | 70.83 (4) | C1—C2—C3 | 118.0 (4) |
| S1—Mo1—N2i | 134.18 (8) | C2—C3—C4 | 120.5 (4) |
| S2—Mo1—N1 | 65.87 (13) | C3—C4—C5 | 119.2 (4) |
| S2—Mo1—N2 | 80.58 (7) | N2—C5—C4 | 121.3 (4) |
| S2—Mo1—N3 | 104.75 (15) | N1—C6—C10 | 121.0 (6) |
| S1i—Mo1—S2 | 138.29 (3) | S2—C6—N1 | 111.0 (4) |
| S2—Mo1—N2i | 80.58 (7) | S2—C6—C10 | 128.0 (5) |
| N1—Mo1—N2 | 86.66 (8) | N1—C7—C8 | 120.8 (6) |
| N1—Mo1—N3 | 170.62 (19) | C7—C8—C9 | 118.5 (7) |
| S1i—Mo1—N1 | 90.40 (10) | C8—C9—C10 | 120.7 (7) |
| N1—Mo1—N2i | 86.66 (8) | C6—C10—C9 | 118.8 (6) |
| N2—Mo1—N3 | 91.87 (8) | C1—C2—H1 | 121.00 |
| S1i—Mo1—N2 | 134.18 (8) | C3—C2—H1 | 121.00 |
| N2—Mo1—N2i | 161.13 (11) | C2—C3—H2 | 120.00 |
| S1i—Mo1—N3 | 97.24 (12) | C4—C3—H2 | 120.00 |
| N2i—Mo1—N3 | 91.87 (8) | C5—C4—H3 | 120.00 |
| S1i—Mo1—N2i | 63.49 (8) | C3—C4—H3 | 120.00 |
| Mo1—S1—C1 | 83.12 (11) | N2—C5—H4 | 119.00 |
| Mo1—S2—C6 | 81.48 (19) | C4—C5—H4 | 119.00 |
| H9—O21—H10 | 142.00 | N1—C7—H5 | 120.00 |
| H11—O22—H12 | 115.00 | C8—C7—H5 | 120.00 |
| Mo1—N1—C6 | 101.7 (4) | C7—C8—H6 | 121.00 |
| C6—N1—C7 | 120.2 (5) | C9—C8—H6 | 121.00 |
| Mo1—N1—C7 | 138.1 (4) | C8—C9—H7 | 120.00 |
| Mo1—N2—C5 | 136.0 (3) | C10—C9—H7 | 120.00 |
| C1—N2—C5 | 119.3 (3) | C9—C10—H8 | 121.00 |
| Mo1—N2—C1 | 104.6 (2) | C6—C10—H8 | 121.00 |
| S2—Mo1—S1—C1 | 32.54 (14) | Mo1—S1—C1—N2 | 1.4 (2) |
| N1—Mo1—S1—C1 | 85.19 (14) | Mo1—S1—C1—C2 | −179.6 (4) |
| N2—Mo1—S1—C1 | −0.87 (14) | Mo1—S2—C6—N1 | 0.00 |
| N3—Mo1—S1—C1 | −89.34 (15) | Mo1—S2—C6—C10 | 180.00 |
| S1i—Mo1—S1—C1 | 175.48 (12) | Mo1—N1—C6—S2 | 0.00 |
| N2i—Mo1—S1—C1 | 170.92 (16) | Mo1—N1—C6—C10 | 180.00 |
| S1—Mo1—S2—C6 | 60.58 (6) | C7—N1—C6—S2 | 180.00 |
| N1—Mo1—S2—C6 | 0.00 | C7—N1—C6—C10 | 0.00 |
| N2—Mo1—S2—C6 | 90.55 (8) | Mo1—N1—C7—C8 | 180.00 |
| N3—Mo1—S2—C6 | −180.00 | C6—N1—C7—C8 | 0.00 |
| S1—Mo1—N1—C6 | −144.58 (2) | Mo1—N2—C1—S1 | −1.6 (3) |
| S1—Mo1—N1—C7 | 35.42 (2) | Mo1—N2—C1—C2 | 179.3 (3) |
| S2—Mo1—N1—C6 | 0.00 | C5—N2—C1—S1 | 177.5 (3) |
| S2—Mo1—N1—C7 | 180.00 | C5—N2—C1—C2 | −1.6 (5) |
| N2—Mo1—N1—C6 | −81.17 (8) | Mo1—N2—C5—C4 | 179.9 (3) |
| N2—Mo1—N1—C7 | 98.83 (8) | C1—N2—C5—C4 | 1.1 (6) |
| S1—Mo1—N2—C1 | 1.14 (19) | S1—C1—C2—C3 | −178.1 (3) |
| S1—Mo1—N2—C5 | −177.8 (4) | N2—C1—C2—C3 | 0.8 (6) |
| S2—Mo1—N2—C1 | −157.1 (2) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.4 (6) |
| S2—Mo1—N2—C5 | 24.1 (3) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.9 (7) |
| N1—Mo1—N2—C1 | −91.0 (2) | C3—C4—C5—N2 | 0.2 (7) |
| N1—Mo1—N2—C5 | 90.1 (4) | S2—C6—C10—C9 | 180.00 |
| N3—Mo1—N2—C1 | 98.3 (3) | N1—C6—C10—C9 | 0.00 |
| N3—Mo1—N2—C5 | −80.6 (4) | N1—C7—C8—C9 | 0.00 |
| S1i—Mo1—N2—C1 | −3.7 (3) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | 0.00 |
| S1i—Mo1—N2—C5 | 177.4 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C6 | 0.00 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O21—H9···O22 | 0.73 | 1.37 | 1.72 (2) | 106 |
| C5—H4···S2 | 0.93 | 2.77 | 3.237 (5) | 112 |
| Mo1—S1 | 2.5240 (12) | Mo1—N2 | 2.228 (3) |
| Mo1—S2 | 2.4815 (16) | Mo1—N3 | 1.777 (5) |
| Mo1—N1 | 2.218 (5) | ||
| S1—Mo1—S2 | 138.29 (3) | S1i—Mo1—S2 | 138.29 (3) |
| S1—Mo1—N1 | 90.40 (10) | N1—Mo1—N2 | 86.66 (8) |
| S1—Mo1—N3 | 97.24 (12) | N1—Mo1—N3 | 170.62 (19) |
| S2—Mo1—N2 | 80.58 (7) | N2—Mo1—N3 | 91.87 (8) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z. |
This work was partially supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research C (No. 20550138) from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). The authors are grateful to Kochi University for financial support (The Kochi University President's Discretionary Grant 2009).
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In recent years, pyridinethiolate- or pyrimidinethiolate-type ligands and their complexes have been investigated as antimetabolite and antiviral agents, as well as for their unique photochemical properties (Halpenny & Mascharak, 2009; Rose et al., 2007; Cini et al., 2003). For example, attempts to regulate NO in vivo have prompted studies of NO scavengers and NO-releasing drugs. Although some photoinduced NO-releasing reactions of mononitrosyl complexes have been reported, relatively little is known about the analogous reactions of dinitrosyl complexes in this respect (Maurya et al., 2006; Kunkely & Vogler, 2003; Ford et al., 1998). We previously reported on the preparation, characterization and interesting photo-dimerization reactions of some dinitrosyl-molybdenum complexes containing thiolate ligands, which were accompanied by NO cleavage (Yonemura et al., 2001, 2006). This highlighted the need to further study the reactivities and properties of these dinitrosyl-molybdenum complexes. That communication described a novel reaction of dinitrosyl-molybdenum [Mo(bidentate-N,S)2(NO)2]-type complexes with PPh3 (Yonemura, et al., 2006). This reaction, which uses pyridine-2-thiolate (pyt) as a thiolate ligand, was shown to form [Mo(pyt)3(NO)], [{(ON)Mo(pyt)2}2(µ-OH)2], and Ph3PO. In this paper, we report on the structure of [Mo(pyt)3(NO)] Dihydrate.
In the title compound the molybdenum atom is coordinated to a nitrosyl ligand and three monoanionic N,S- bidentate ligands, producing a distorted MoN5S2 pentagonal bipyramidal molecular geometry (Fig. 1 and Table 1). The geometrical parameters are available in the archived CIF. This complex is derived from the elimination of one NO ligand from [Mo(pyt)2(NO)2] and the introduction of a third pyt ligand, giving rise to a Mo atom surrounded by three pyt ligands and one NO ligand. The complex adopts a seven-coordinate structure with a distorted pentagonal bipyramidal coordination geometry about the Mo atom. Both the N and S atoms of two pyt ligands and an S atom of the third pyt ligand occupy the equatorial positions of the complex. The remaining N-atom of the third pyt ligand occupies one of the axial sites. The NO ligand occupies the other axial site in its linear mode [Mo1—N3—O1 = 179.6 (4)°], indicating that the NO ligand is coordinated as NO+ (Proust et al., 1994; Ardon & Cohen, 1993; Calderon et al., 1969). Therefore, the oxidation state of the molybdenum atom in the title compound is formally +II; that is, the molybdenum atom is oxidized from 0 to +II.
The Mo—S distances are 2.5240 (12) and 2.4815 (16) Å, compared to 2.497 (3) and 2.477 (3) Å in complex [Mo(pymt)2(NO)2] (Yonemura et al., 2001), and 2.4870 (7) Å in [Mo(aet)2(NO)2] (Bucher et al., 2008). In this latter complex, the Mo—N2 distance ( 2.228 (3) Å), corresponding to the N trans to the NO ligand, is almost the same as the other Mo—N distance in the title compound (Mo1—N1 = 2.218 (5) Å). The Mo1—NO distance ( 1.777 (5) Å) in the title compound is significantly shorter than those in complex es [Mo(pymt)2(NO)2] (1.814 (8) and 1.84 (1) Å), and [Mo(aet)2(NO)2] (1.828 (2) and 1.837 (2) Å). However, the Mo1—NO distance is almost the same as that in complex [{(ON)Mo(pyt)2}2(µ-OH)2], that is 1.756 (2) Å (Yonemura et al., 2001). The S1—Mo1—N3(NO) and N1—Mo1—N3(NO) angles (97.24 (12) and 91.87 (8)°, respectively) are large compared to the corresponding angles (95.71 (6), 94.48 (7) and 86.36 (8), 88.12 (8)°, respectively) in [{(ON)Mo(pyt)2}2(µ-OH)2].
In the crystal the molecules pack in a zigzag arrangement (Fig. 2). The cavities between the molecules are occupied by disordered water molecules of crystallization.