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R factor = 0.044; wR factor = 0.093; data-to-parameter ratio = 16.0. In the title dioxidomolybdenum(VI) complex, [Mo(C17H16-N2O5)O2(CH3OH)], the Mo VI atom is coordinated by the phenolate O, imine N and enolic O atoms of the tridentate hydrazone ligand, one methanol O atom, and two oxide O atoms, forming a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The oxide O atoms adopt a cis conformation: one is trans to the methanol O atom and the other is trans to the ligand N atom. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings in the hydrazone ligand is 4.0 (3). In the crystal, molecules are linked by O—H N and O—H O hydrogen bonds. Related literature For background to molybdenum complexes with hydrazon