Pentane and tetra­hydro­furan solvates of trans‐di­chloro­bis­[1,2‐ethane­diyl­bis­(di­phenyl­phos­phine)‐P,P′]­molybdenum(II)

trans‐MoCl₂(dppe)₂] dppe is 1,2‐ethane­diyl­bis­(di­phenyl­phos­phine), C₂₆H₂₄P₂] was obtained as a side product from the reaction of trans‐Mo(dppe)₂(N₂)₂] with Cp*GeCl to give the germyl­yne complex trans‐Cl(dppe)₂Motriple‐bond]Ge(η¹‐Cp*)]. The crystal structures of the hemi­pentane (0.5C₅H₁₂) and di­tetra­hydro­furan (2C₄H₈O) solvates of trans‐MoCl₂(dppe)₂], (IIIa) and (IIIb), respectively, have been determined.