trans-Carbonylchlorobis[diphenyl(4-tolyl)phosphine]rhodium(I)

The title compound, [RhCl(C19H17P)2(CO)], can be characterized as a Vaska-type complex containing a diphen­yl(4-tol­yl)phosphine ligand. The rhodium(I) metal centre has a square-planar coordination. The molecule is disordered, with the Rh atom lying on an inversion centre. The most important bond lengths and angles include Rh—P = 2.3315 (9) A, Rh—Cl(trans CO) = 2.405 (2) A, Rh—C(carbon­yl) = 1.724 (11) A and Rh—C—O = 178.0 (6)°.