Experimental and theoretical insights of a novel molybdenum(0) nicotine complex containing CN and NO as co-ligands

This work reports the synthesis and characterization of a novel dicyanodinitrosylmolybdenum(0) complex of the general formula, [Mo(NO)2(CN)2(nic)(H2O)]·2H2O, where nic is nicotine. The complex was characterized using elemental analysis, magnetic susceptibility measurements, determination of molar conductance, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), electronic spectral study, mass spectrometry, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). All...