X-ray Structure Determination.7 Details of data collection and structure solution are summarized in Table I. Atomic coordinates are listed in Table II, and Table III contains selected bond lengths and angles. A picture of the molecule showing the atomic labeling scheme is presented in Figure 1.1 exists in the solid state in dimeric units. Two dmpm ligand molecules8 serve as bridges between the Ni(CO)2 groups forming an eight-membered ring. This ring adopts a boat conformation, and the halves of the molecule are related by a pseudo-2-fold axis.The nonbonded Ni-Ni distance is 4.39 Á.The coordination geometry of the Ni and P atoms may be described as tetrahedral with P-Ni-P angles of 108. 5 (1) and 109.2 (1)°. The P-C-P angles of 119.1 (1) and 119.5 (2)°a re 10°l arger than the ideal tetrahedral angle. The -P bond lengths of 2.200 (1)-2.219 (1) Á are somewhat longer than those observed in (dmpe)(PPh3)Ni(C2H4)3 and (dmpe)Ni(C2Ph2)4 (2.155-2.179 Á). The average P-C (bridging) distance in 1 (1.842 (5) Á) is comparable to known values.3,4 Inspection of intermolecular distances showed no contacts smaller than 3.5 Á (nonhydrogen atoms).Acknowledgment. We thank Professor O. Stelzer, Wuppertal, for a sample of dmpm and Dr. R. Mynott of this institute for the carbon-13 NMR studies. Supplementary Material Available: Tables of atomic coordinates and thermal parameters and bond lengths and angles (2 pages). Ordering information is given on any current masthead page. According to policy instituted Jan 1, 1986, the tables of calculated and observed structure factors (17 pages) are being retained in the editorial office for a period of 1 year following the appearance of this work in print. Inquiries for copies of these materials should be directed to the Editor.(7) In addition to several locally written programs, the following programs were used: tracer by Lawton and Jacobson for cell reduction; datap by Coppens, Leiserowitz, and Rabinovich for data reduction; difabs by Walker and Stuart for empirical absorption correction; Sheldrick's shelx-76/84 for Fourier calculations and initial least-squares refinement; gfmls, a highly modified version of orfls, by Hirshfeld, Coppens, Leiserowitz, and Rabinovich for subsequent full-matrix least-squares refinement; Davis' dabsd for bond distance and angle calculations; Roberts and Sheldrick's xanadu for best plane and torsion angle calculations; Johnson's ortbp for the molecular drawings. See: International Tables for X-ray Crystallography; Kynoch: Birmingham, Eng-