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metal-organic compounds
The three molybdenum centers in triaqua-1κO;2κO;3κO-bis[oxalato(1-)]-2κ2O,O′′; 3κ2O,O′′- oxalato(2-)-1κ2O,O′′-μ3-thio-tri-μ-thio-1:2κ2S; 1:3κ2S; 2:3κ2S-triangulo-trimolybdenum diethanol solvate, [Mo3S4(C2HO4)2(C2O4)(H2O)3].2C2H6O, form an equilateral triangle with an average Mo—Mo distance of 2.736 (4) Å. Each Mo atom is in a distorted octahedral environment made up of two O atoms of an oxalate ligand, one O atom of a water molecule, one capping-sulfur and two bridging-sulfur ligands. The structure is further stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the oxalate and water ligands.