Crystal structure of trans-dibromobis(5-methyl-5H-dibenzophosphole)nickel(II)

Abstract

The structure of the title compound has been determined by X-ray diffraction methods. The unit cell is monoclinic, a= 6.66(1), b= 10.15(1), c= 17.96(2)Å, γ= 108.9°, space group P2₁/b, Z= 2. The structure has been solved by the heavy-atom method from diffractometer data and refined by full-matrix least squares to R 0.052 for 1 881 reflections. The molecule is centrosymmetric, but has no other symmetry. The Br–Ni–P interbond angle is 92.6°.