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metal-organic compounds
The title complex, [Re2Cl2(C13H9O2)4].2CH2Cl2, has the well known `paddle-wheel' structure common in many M2(O2CR)4 structures and the Cl ligands occupy the axial positions. The Re atoms are joined by a quadruple bond of length 2.2363 (7) Å and each metal atom is in a pseudo-octahedral environment. The molecule contains an inversion centre and two ortho-phenyl groups of the carboxylate ligands extend out over each axial region.