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X-Ray crystal and molecular structure of µ-carbonylbis-µ-(bisdiphenylarsinomethane)-dichlorodipalladium(<scp>I</scp>); a binuclear compound of palladium(<scp>I</scp>) without a Pd–Pd bond

Ray Colton, Malcolm J. McCormick, C. D. PANNAN

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1977 · 31 citations · 0 references

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Natural SciencesChemistryCrystal StructureOrganic ChemistrySolid-state ChemistryCoordination ChemistryCrystal ChemistryCrystallographyMolecular StructureX-ray CrystallographyX-ray DiffractionBridging Carbonyl LigandsCrystal Structure RefinementMolecular Structure DeterminationX-ray Crystallography-based Structure Determination

Abstract

The crystal structure of [Pd(dam)Cl]2CO (dam = Ph2AsCH2AsPh2) shows that the palladium atoms are not directly bonded or halogen bridged but that they are spin-paired via an unusual bridging carbonyl group.