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metal-organic compounds
The title compound, μ-[1,4-phenylenebis(diphenylphosphino)]-P:P'-bis[μ3-phenylmethylidyneoctacarbonyl-1κ2C,2κ3C,3κ3C-triangulo-tricobalt(3 Co—Co)], [{Co3(CO)8(C7H5)}2(C30H24P2)], lies about an inversion centre and consists of two approximately tetrahedral Co3C units capped with phenyl groups, and linked by a 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)phenylene ligand which replaces an equatorial carbonyl group on each cluster unit. The apical phenyl substituents and a phenyl ring from each P atom are arranged such that steric repulsion within the molecule is minimized.