Syntheses and structure of heterobimetallic helical polymeric Mo-M(II) (MÂ =Â Mn, Co, Zn, Cd or Ni) complexes using a flexidentate metalloligand

► A series of heterobimetallic polymeric complexes of manganese, cobalt, zinc, cadmium and nickel from a sodium complex containing binuclear molybdenum metalloligand, [Mo2O5L2]2− {LH2 = {(3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzyl)amino}acetic acid} have been synthesized and structurally characterized. ► These complexes are important single source precursors for the synthesis of mixed oxides of molybdenum, which are important industrial catalysts.