
%0 Journal Article
%A Marzilli, PA 
%A Buckingham, DA 
%T Phenanthroline and bipyridine chelates of molybdenum
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1966/12/01
%V 19
%N 12
%P 2259-2270
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9662259
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9662259 
%X The previously reported preparations of [Mo bipy3]Cl3 and [Mo phen3]Cl3 have been reinvestigated and found to result in mixtures of (bipyH)[MoCl4 bipy], [Mo2O3Cl4 bipy2], NH4[MoCl4 bipy] and (phenH)[MoCl4 phen], [Mo2O4Cl2 phen2],H2O, K(phenH)2[MoCl6], respectively. All attempts to prepare [Mo bipy3]Cl3 and [Mo phen3]Cl3 have been unsuccessful. [MoCl2 bipy2][MoCl4 bipy] has been prepared from the direct reaction of K3MoCl6 and bipyridine under vacuum. [MoCl3 py phen] and [MoCl3 py bipy] have been obtained from [MoCl3 py3]. Infrared and visible spectra of the compounds are discussed along with the e.s.r. spectrum of [MoOCl3 bipy]. 
