Di-[mu]-chloro-bis[tricarbonyl(dicyclohexylphosphine)rhenium]

The title compound is a rare example of a crystallographically characterized twofold chloro-bridged dirhenium complex. The molecule shows a planar Re₂Cl₂ ring with Re-Cl bond lengths of 2.5316(12) and 2.5404(11)Å. The two dicyclohexylphosphine ligands attached to the Re atoms are in anti positions.

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