Crystal structure of nitridobis(trimethylsilanolato)[1,1,1-trimethyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)silanaminato]molybdenum(VI)

Abstract

In the title compound, [Mo(C6H18NSi2)(C3H9OSi)2N], the MoVI cation is located on a mirror plane and is coordinated by a nitride anion, a 1,1,1-trimethyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)silanaminate anion and two trimethylsilanolate anions in a distorted tetrahedral geometry; the N atom and two Si atoms of the 1,1,1-trimethyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)silanaminato anionic ligand are also located on the mirror plane. The Mo N bond length of 1.633(6)Å is much shorter than the Mo - N single-bond length of 1.934(7)Å. No hydrogen bonding is observed in the crystal structure.