title: Di-μ-chlorido-bis-[chlorido(dimethoxy-phenyl-phosphine)palladium(II)].
abstract: The title compound, [Pd(2)Cl(4)(C(8)H(11)O(2)P)(2)], is binuclear and disposed about a crystallographic centre of symmetry with a Pd⋯Pd distance of 3.4662 (17) Å. It has a similar geometry to that observed in the triphenyl-phosphite and triphenyl-phosphine analogues. The Pd-P bond length is ca 0.04 Å shorter than those in mononuclear PdCl(2)(P(OMe)(2)Ph)(2), possibly due to the lower trans-influence of the bridging Cl(-) compared to a single-bonded Cl(-) atom.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9ST, Scotland.
authors.forename: Alexandra M Z
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Slawin
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Waddell
authors.forename: J Derek
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Woollins