Abstract
The reaction between [Mo2(O2CCF3)4] and 2,2′-bipyridyl (1: 2) has been investigated in several solvents, and four different adducts, two 1:1 and two 1:2 compounds, have been isolated and characterised. The reaction between [Mo2(O2CCF3)4], 2,2′-bipyridyl, and [OEt3][BF4](1:2:2) has been shown to produce [Mo2(O2CCF3)2(bipy)2]-[BF4]2. Structures have been assigned to these compounds on the basis of spectroscopic data and the nature of the solution species, from which the various adducts originate, is discussed.

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