Crystals of trans-tetracarbonylbis(trimethyl phosphite)molybdenum(0) c
ontain discrete [Mo(C3H9O3P)(2)(CO)(4)] molecules whose metal atoms oc
cupy crystallographic inversion centres. Valency angles at the Mo atom
deviate from ideal octahedral values by no more than 3.3 (1)degrees.
Mo-ligand bond lengths are normal, with an Mo-P distance of 2.4256 (8)
and Mo-C distances of 2.041 (3) and 2.037 (4) Angstrom.