Abstract
The crystal structures of the compounds [R3CP(X)NR]2(R= CH3; X=S, Te for cis isomers and X= lone pair, S, Te for trans isomers) (2-6) were determined from single crystal X-ray data. The four-membered P-N rings in the cis isomers 2 and 3 show significant deviations from planarity attributed to steric overcrowding in the molecules.The trans isomers 4-6 are planar. The P-N bond lenghts (mean values for 2-6:171.4, 170, 171.6, 169.2 and 168.3 pm)in the cis isomers are not significantly different from the corresponding lengths in the trans isomers 5 and 6.

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