Bis[μ-methylenebis(dicyclohexylphosphine)-P:P']bis[chloropalladium(I)](Pd—Pd) Diacetonitrile Solvate

A dinuclear palladium(I) complex bridged by two diphosphine ligands, bis­[μ-methylenebis(dicyclohexylphosphine)- P:P']bis­[chloropalladium(I)](Pd—Pd) diacetonitrile solvate, [Pd₂Cl₂(C₂₅H₄₆P₂)₂].2CH₃CN, has been prepared, and the crystal structure determined. The two, approximately square-planar, ligand arrays show twisting, and the torsion angles are interpreted in terms of the steric factor between the diphosphine ligands.

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