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no. of metal metal bond in [C5H5Mo(co)3]2​

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The molecule exists in two rotamers, gauche and anti.[1] The six CO ligands are terminal and the Mo-Mo bond distance is 3.2325 Å.[2] The compound is prepared by treatment of molybdenum hexacarbonyl with sodium cyclopentadienide followed by oxidation of the resulting NaMo(CO)3(C5H5).[3] Other methods have been developed starting with Mo(CO)3(CH3CN)3 instead of Mo(CO)6.[4]

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