Coordination chemistry of polyoxomolybdates: The versatile behavior of amidoximes

The reactions of 2-thienylamidoxime and 2-thienylmethylamidoxime with [MoO₂(acae)₂] or x-(NBu₄ [Mo₈O₂₆]. in alcohols or acetonitrile, yield a number of compounds with different nuclearities and various molybdenum cores, such as the compact {Mo₄O₁₀(OMe)₂}²⁺ the cyclic {Mo₄O₁₂}, and the open {Mo₁₁On_211-1}²⁺ (n= 2 or 4) cores. Addition of NH₂OH to the reaction mixtures results in the formation of nitrosyl complexes containing either the Mo(NO)³ or the Mo(NO)₂² units. The amidoxime component may be present either as RC(NH₂)NHO. RC(NHi2), RC(NH)NHO or RC(NH)NO²: ligands, or as hydrogen-bonded RC(NH₂)NOH molecules. The crystal structures of [MoO(acac)RIC'(NH₂)NO] {R^JC(NH)NO}](1), [Mo(NO)(acae)₂ {R^IC(NH₂)NO}] (4), (NBu₄)₂[Mo₄O₁₀(OMe)₂{R^IC(NH) NO}₂] (12a),(NBu₄)₂(H₃O)[Mo₅O₁₃(OMe)₄(NO)].2R¹C(NH₂)NOH(13b) and [R¹C(NH₂)₂)]₃[Mo₅O₁₃(OEt)₄(NO)] (14) (R¹=2-thienyl) are reported. The cryslallographic data for these compounds are as follows:1, mono-clinic. P2₁ a.a=24.547(4)A. b=8.188(4)A. c=9.607(3)A, ß=96.18(3)^c, R=0.046. R₁₀=0.050: 4. monoclinic, P2₁c.a=8.265(2)A, b=9.381(2)A,_c=24.770(4)A, c = 24.7701(4) A, ß=93.99(2). R=0.039. R=0.042;12a, monoclinic, C2/c, a= 19.570(5)A. b=16.883(4)A, c = 19.82(l)A. ß= 114.36(5)°, R=0.064,R.=0.074;13b monoclinic;. P2₁ c.a=18.197(5)A, b=15.857(14) A, c = 23.075(17) A, =93.20(3). R=O.050. R_w=0.057;14, trictinic PI, a = 9.871(3),b= 14.138(3).c= 14.781(8)A. =92.67(2)^c =99.36(1)° =90.52(2)°. R = 0.044. R_w = 0.049. Particular attention is focused on the various coordination modes that the different ligand forms adopt: µ- O, ²N,O, ₂N',O, µ-N: ²O. and ₃- N:N:₂O.