trans-Dibromobis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) Tetrahydrofuran Solvate and trans-Dichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) Bis(chloroform) Solvate

Trans-dibromobis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II), [(C₆H₅)₃P]₂PdBr₂ (1), crystalizes in the triclinic space group P^-1. Trans-dichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II), [(C₆H₅)₃P]₂PdCl₂ (2) also crystalizes in the triclinic space group P^-1. [(C₆H₅)₃P]₂PdBr₂ is solvated with one THF molecule and has a square planar geometry with the bromide ligands coordinated in a trans configuration. [(C₆H₅)₃P]₂PdCl₂ is solvated with two chloroform molecules and has a square planar geometry with the palladium, Pd1, residing on an inversion center.

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