title: Crystal structure of (OC)5W(μ-dppe)W(CO)5.
abstract: The centrosymmetric title complex, [μ-ethane-1,2-diylbis(di-phenyl-phosphane)-κ2P:P']bis-[penta-carbonyl-tungsten(0)], [W2(C26H24P2)(CO)10], consists of two W(CO)5moieties bridged by a bis-(di-phenyl-phosphan-yl)ethane (dppe) ligand. The W0atom has a slightly distorted octa-hedral coordination environment consisting of 5 carbonyl ligands and one P atom from the bridging dppe ligand with the nearest W0atom 5.625 (5) Å away. The complex resides on a center of symmetry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois 61455, USA.
authors.forename: Hannah F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois, 61920, USA.
authors.forename: Kraig A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois 61455, USA.
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bellott
keywords: bimetallic; bridging dppe; crystal structure; group 6 carbon­yl