Anilines with alkyl substituents on the phenyl ring (ArNH
2 = 2,4,6-trimethylaniline; 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,6-, and3,4-dimethylaniline; and 2,6-diisopropylaniline) react with MoO(X)
2(dtc)
2 (X = Cl or Br; dtc = diethyldithiocarbamate)in methanol in the presence of 2 equiv of triethylamine to form ionic imido complexes of the type [MoNAr(dtc)
3]
2[Mo
6O
19] or MoNAr(dtc)
3]
4[Mo
8O
26]. The same reaction in THF with butyllithium as base yields imido complexes ofthe type MoNAr(X)
2(dtc)
2. The structures of three ionic, five chloro, and two bromo complexes have been determinedby X-ray crystallography. In all complexes, the molybenum center is a distorted pentagonal bipyramid. While thestructures are similar, the angles of the imido linkages differ. The effect of the substituents on the phenyl ring ofthe imido ligand on the
95Mo NMR chemical shifts was determined. The Mo nucleus becomes more deshieldedwith the substituents in the following order: 3,4-Me
2 < 2,3-Me
2 < 2,4-Me
2 < 2,6-Me
2 < 2,4,6-Me
3 < 2,6 isopropyl.Complexes with more deshielded
95Mo centers tend to have angles of the imido linkage that are closer to 180
.