CARBONYL(1-METHYL-ETA-5-CYCLOPENTADIENYL)BIS(TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE)MANGANESE DICHLOROMETHANE SOLVATE

[Mn(C18H15P)2(C6H7)(CO)].CH2Cl2, M(r) = 771.53, triclinic, P1BAR, a = 9.875 (3), b = 14.794 (5), c = 14.917 (5) angstrom, alpha = 71.99 (2), beta = 70.41 (2), gamma = 74.67 (2)-degrees, V = 1920.8 (9)angstrom3, Z = 2, D(x) = 1.334 g cm-3, lambda(Mo Kalpha) = 0.71073 angstrom, mu = 5.80 cm - 1, F(000) = 800, T = 296 K, R(F) = 0.0514 for 4733 observed reflections and 379 parameters. The structure around the central Mn atom has the expected three-legged piano-stool arrangement. The Cp'-ring methyl group is positioned between the two triphenylphosphine groups and nearly eclipses the carbonyl group (Cp' = eta5-C5H4CH3).