The title compound consists of a neutral [Co(C2H)(C3H9P)(4)] unit, wit
h the ligands arranged in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal configurati
on, retaining threefold axial symmetry. The C=CH ligand occupies an ax
ial position, with a C=L bond length of 1.185 (6) Angstrom. This compo
und represents the first structurally characterized example of a cobal
t(I)-ethynyl complex.