trans-[Mo(CO)₄{P(OMe)₃}₂]

Crystals of trans-tetracarbonylbis(trimethyl phosphite)molybdenum(0) contain discrete [Mo(C₃H₉O₃P)₂(CO)₄] molecules whose metal atoms occupy crystallographic inversion centres. Valency angles at the Mo atom deviate from ideal octahedral values by no more than 3.3 (1)°. 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) Å.

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