(μ-Benzoato-κO:O')tris-[μ-N,N'-bis-(4-meth-oxy-phen-yl)formamidinato-κN:N']dimolybdenum(II) dichloro-methane monosolvate.

The title compound, [Mo(2)(C(15)H(15)N(2)O(2))(3)(C(7)H(5)O(2))]·CH(2)Cl(2), has a quadruply bonded Mo(2) (4+) unit equatorially coordinated by three N,N'-bis-(4-μ-meth-oxy-phen-yl)formamidinate (DAniF) ligands and one benzoate anion. The Mo-Mo bond length of 2.0881 (8) Å is typical for quadruply bonded species. The phenyl ring and the connected dimetal chelating ring (Mo(2)O(2)C) are nearly co-planar, making a dihedral angle of 3.24 (13)°. The dichloromethane solvent molecule is disordered over four sets of sites with occupancies of 0.3:0.3:0.2:0.2.