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Irradiation of the dinitrogen complex W(N-2)(2)(dppe)(2) 1 [dppe = bis
-1,2-(diphenylphosphino)ethane] in the presence of diphenylphosphine r
esults in P-H bond activation to give the phosphido complex WH(Ph-2)(d
ppe)(2) 2. The X-ray crystal structure of the phosphido complex 2 indi
cates a W-P bond length of 2.28 Angstrom that is consistent with a W-P
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