Molybdenum dichloride dioxide

• CAT Number: M058998
• CAS Number: 13637-68-8
• Molecular Formula: Cl2H2MoO2
• Molecular Weight: 200.864
• Purity: ≥95%
• Storage: Store at -20°C
• IUPAC Name: dioxomolybdenum;dihydrochloride
• InChI: InChI=1S/2ClH.Mo.2O/h2*1H
• InChIKey: ASLHVQCNFUOEEN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=[Mo]=O.Cl.Cl

Molybdenum dichloride dioxide (Cat.No:M058998) is the inorganic compound with the formula MoO2Cl2. It is a yellow solid that is used as a precursor to other molybdenum compounds. It is a nonmolecular solid but is often encountered as its adducts MoO2Cl2(ether)2, which are soluble in organic solvents. It is one of several oxychlorides of molybdenum.

Reference

[1]. Molecules. 2017 Feb 21;22(2):333. doi: 10.3390/molecules22020333.
One-Pot Conversion of Epoxidized Soybean Oil (ESO) into Soy-Based Polyurethanes by MoCl₂O₂ Catalysis.
Pantone V(1), Annese C(2), Fusco C(3), Fini P(4), Nacci A(5)(6), Russo A(7), D'Accolti L(8)(9).
Author information: (1)Greenswitch s.r.l., 75013 Ferrandina (MT), Italy. . (2)ICCOM-CNR, SS Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy. . (3)ICCOM-CNR, SS Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy. . (4)IPCF-CNR, SS Bari, via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy. . (5)ICCOM-CNR, SS Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy. . (6)Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari "A. Moro", Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy. . (7)Greenswitch s.r.l., 75013 Ferrandina (MT), Italy. . (8)ICCOM-CNR, SS Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy. . (9)Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari "A. Moro", Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy. .
An innovative and eco-friendly one-pot synthesis of bio-based polyurethanes is proposed via the epoxy-ring opening of epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) with methanol, followed by the reaction of methoxy bio-polyols intermediates with 2,6-tolyl-diisocyanate (TDI). Both synthetic steps, methanolysis and polyurethane linkage formation, are promoted by a unique catalyst, molybdenum(VI) dichloride dioxide (MoCl₂O₂), which makes this procedure an efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally safer method amenable to industrial scale-up.
DOI: 10.3390/molecules22020333 PMCID: PMC6155807 PMID: 28230803 [Indexed for MEDLINE]

[2]. Am J Clin Pathol. 1979 May;71(5):574-7. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/71.5.574.
Cytochemical identification of tetrahydrofolate in human leukocytes.
Kass L.
Utilizing the ability of molybdenum dioxide dichloride to form a black insoluble precipitate with tetrahydrofolate, a cytochemical test for rapid detection of tetrahydrofolate in human leukocytes was developed. The test may be useful in distinguishing deficiency of vitamin B12 or folate or both from other disorders of erythropoiesis characterized by megaloblastic erythropoiesis.
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/71.5.574 PMID: 453075 [Indexed for MEDLINE]