Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m412  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808002110 ]

Bis[-1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane-²P:P']bis[(²-ethene)nickel(0)] toluene disolvate

J. Langer, R. Fischer, H. Görls and D. Walther

Abstract: In the title compound, [Ni₂(C₂H₄)₂(C₂₅H₂₂P₂)₂]·2C₇H₈, each Ni atom is coordinated in a trigonal-planar geometry by two P atoms of the bridging 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm) ligands and by the centroid of the double bond of an ethene ligand. An eight-membered ring comprising the two Ni atoms, four P atoms and the CH₂ groups of the two dppm ligands is thus formed. The methyl group in one of the solvent toluene molecules is disordered over two positions with equal occupancies.

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