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R factor = 0.079; wR factor = 0.168; data-to-parameter ratio = 16.2. The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Mo(C14H12NO)2O2], comprises half of the complex with the full molecule generated by the application of twofold symmetry. The MoVI atom is surrounded by two oxide O atoms and the two sets of N,O-donor atoms of the bidentate Schiff base ligands. The resulting N2O4 donor set defines a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. Intermolecular C—H O contacts link molecules into chains along the b axis. The crystal structure is further stabilized by intermolecular – interactions [ring centroid–centroid distance = 3.724 (6) Å]. Related literature For related structures with MoO2 units and for the synthesis