A new polymorph of the title compound, [Pd2(C8H18P)2(C8H19P)2], has been found.It belongs to the triclinic P-1 space group, whereas the known form [Leoni, Sommovigo, Pasquali, Sabatino & Braga (1992), J.Organomet.Chem.
423, 263–270] crystallizes in Girls Jumpsuit the monoclinic C2/c space group.The title compound features a dinuclear palladium complex with a planar central Pd2(μ-P)2 core (r.m.s.
deviation = 0.003 Å).The Pd—Pd distance of 2.5988 (5) Å is within the range Remote controls of a PdI—PdI bond.
The molecules of both polymorphs are located on a crystallographic centre of inversion.The molecular conformations of the two polymorphs are essentially identical.The crystal packing patterns, on the other hand, are slightly different.