title: Cyanidotetra-kis-(trimethyl-phosphine)cobalt(I).
abstract: The title compound, [Co(CN)(C(3)H(9)P)(4)], was obtained as a product of the reaction of [Co(PMe(3))(4)] with a molar equivalent of 2,6-difluoro-benzonitrile in diethyl ether. This compound is stable in the air for several hours, but rapidly decomposes at room temperature in solution. The cobalt(I) atom has s trigonal-bipyramidal coordination enviroment in which the cyano group and one of the PMe(3) groups are in the axial positions.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li