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metal-organic compounds
In the title compound, trans-[MoIIICl2(C5H5N)4]Br3, the Cl and pyridine N atoms define a slightly distorted octahedron around the Mo atom. Both cations and anions lie on twofold axes. Pyridine rings which are located trans to each other are staggered. The tribromide ion, Br3-, is essentially linear.