The new cis-dioxomolybdenum (VI) complexes [MoO2(L2)(H2O)] (2) and [MoO2(L3)(H2O)] (3) containing the tridentate hydrazone-based ligands (H2L2 = N'-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-4-methylbenzohydrazide H2L3 N'-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-(hydroxyimino)propanehydrazide) have been synthesized characterized via IR, 1H 13C NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, single crystal X-ray diffraction...