title: Syntheses and structures of the tetra-phosphine complexes trans-MCl2(PH3)4 (M = Ru, Os).
abstract: The air stable tetra-phosphine complexes trans-MCl(2)(PH(3))(4) (M = Ru, Os) are formed in high yield from reactions of MCl(3).3H(2)O with PH(3) in MeOH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-0165, USA.
authors.forename: Justin W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Jones