Dr. Tyler et Tjr. Weakley, A 2ND CRYSTAL FORM OF HOSPHINO)METHANE]-BIS(TRICARBONYL-RHENIUM)(RE-RE), RE2(DMPM)2(CO)6, Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 49, 1993, pp. 1492-1493
The second crystalline form, (II), of the title compound has the same
space group (P2(1)/n) as form (I) of known structure [Milder, Castella
ni, Weakley, Tyler, Miskowski, & Stiegman (1990). J. Phys. Chem. 94, 6
599-6603] but has a different packing. There is no disorder in (II) [i
n contrast to (I)] and the Re-Re bond length is significantly longer [
3.126 (1) versus 3.105 (1) angstrom] despite the smaller (ca 1.3%) mol
ecular volume.