“…The non-geminal P-Cl bond, d 0 , is longer than the corresponding bond lengths, d, of the PCl 2 group. The opposite behaviour is observed for the exocyclic P-N bond length e 0 , which is substantially shorter than those in geminal groups, e. Both effects have been observed in similar structures (Ahmed & Pollard, 1972;Ahmed & Gabe, 1975;Ahmed & Fortier, 1980;Alkubaisi et al, 1988;Beşli, Coles, Davies, Hursthouse, Kilic, Mayer, Shaw & Yenilmez, 2002;Coles, Davies, Eaton et al, 2004;Beşli, Coles, Davies, Eaton et al, 2004). The sum of the bond angles around the exocyclic N atom [358.3 (1) ] shows that it has trigonal planar character.…”