Association of Trichlorotris(tetrahydrofuran)molybdenum(III) in solution

Abstract

Evidence is provided in support of the following equilibrium in tetrahydrofuran (thf) and dichloromethane solutions of [MoCl₃(thf)₃]: 2[MoCl₃(thf)₃] ↔ [Mo₂CI₆(thf)₃] + 3thf (1)