Tri-phenyl-phospho-nium tri-chlorido-(tri-phenyl-phosphane-κP)cobaltate(II) benzene disolvate.

The solvated title compound, (C18H16P)[CoCl3(C18H15P)]·2C6H6, is the tri-phenyl-phospho-nium salt of an anionic CoII chlorido coordination compound; the asymmetric unit features an ion-pair and two benzene solvent molecules. One of the solvent mol-ecules shows rotational disorder. C-H⋯Cl and P-H⋯Cl contacts connect the individual constituents into infinite chains extending parallel to [010].