title: trans-Dichloridobis[tris-(4-methoxy-phen-yl)phosphine]palladium(II) benzene monosolvate.
abstract: The structure of the title compound, [PdCl(2)(C(21)H(21)O(3)P)(2)]·C(6)H(6), shows a square-planar geometry for the Pd(II) atom within a Cl(2)[P(PhOMe)(3)](2) ligand set. The crystal structure contains benzene as solvent. The Pd(II) atom sits on a centre of inversion and therefore the asymmetric unit contains the Pd(II) atom, one Cl atom, one tris-(4-methoxy-phen-yl)phosphine ligand and one half of the benzene solvent mol-ecule.
authors.affiliation: University of Johannesburg, Department of Chemistry, PO Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa.
authors.forename: Charmaine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van Blerk
authors.forename: Cedric W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Holzapfel