“…A comparison of 10 with cis-tetracarbonyl{1,4-η 2 -[1,2-dimethyl-1,2-bis(phenylphosphanyl)disilane]}molybdenum(0) (cis-rac-11)[22] , the only other structurally characterized complex of an Mo(CO)4 fragment with a coordinated secondary diphosphane ligand (Figure 2), shows that the MoϪP bond lengths [2.4445(6), 2.4559(6) Å (10); 2.550(1) Å (11)] and PϪMoϪP bond angle [84.31(2) (10); 89.4(1)°(11)] of 10 are smaller. For the MoϪCO groups trans to the coordinated P atoms, the MoϪC distances are larger [2.015(3), 2.017(3)Å (10); 1.994(4) Å (11)] and the CϪO bond lengths shorter [1.139(3), 1.140(3)Å (10); 1.152(5) Å (11)] in 10.…”