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A transition metal phosphido complex is a coordination complex containing a phosphido ligand. With two lone pairs on phosphorus, the phosphido anion is comparable to an amido anion , except that the M-P distances are longer and the phosphorus atom is more sterically accessible. For these reasons, phosphido is often a bridging ligand. The -PH2 ion or ligand is also called phosphanide or phosphido ligand.
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