Philip W. Dyer, Paul J. Dyson, Stuart L. James, Priya Suman, Philip W. Dyer, John E. Davies and Caroline M. Martin
The reaction of [Pd(cod)Cl2] (cod = cycloocta-1,5-diene) with rac-diphenyl[2.2]paracyclophanylphosphine PPh2(C16H15) affords trans-[Pd{PPh2(C16H15)}2Cl2] and [Pd{PPh2(C16H15)}Cl2]2 in approximately equal yield which co-crystallise to form an unusual solid-state material.