Octachlorodimolybdate
= Octachlorodimolybdate
{title2=$[\mathrm{Mo_2Cl_8}]^{4-}$}
The idealized eclipsed ion $[\mathrm{Mo_2Cl_8}]^{4-}$ has two formally Mo(II), d$^4$ centres and a <quadruple bond>. Each metal has four chloride ligands arranged approximately in a square.