Crystal structure of aqua[(E)-N'-(5-bromo-2-oxidobenzylidene-κO)benzohydrazidato-κ2O,N'- dioxidomolybdenum(VI) dimethylformamide monosolvate

The title compound, [Mo(C14H9BrN2O2)]center dot O-2(H2O)center dot C3H7NO, has a distorted octahedral geometry around the Mo atom, with the two terminal oxide groups lying cis to each other. The two aromatic rings present in the molecule are almost coplanar, forming a dihedral angle of 1.4 (2). The five-membered ring involving the metal atom is puckered, with an amplitude Q = 0.358 (2) angstrom and phi = 204.1 (6)degrees. In the crystal, pairs of inversion -related molecules are linked by 0 H center dot center dot center dot N hydrogen bonds. An O-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bond connects the water ligand to the dimethylformamide solvent molecule. The crystal packing also features pi-pi [centroid centroid distance of 3.688 (2) angstrom] and C-H center dot center dot center dot O interactions.