A pocket suitable for bonding transition metals is formed by the 5-phosphanyl group and the olefinic unit of the central seven-membered ring, which has a rigid boat conformation, of the ligand troppPh (1). This new ligand system allows the synthesis and isolation of stable d9 and d10 rhodium complexes 2 and 3, respectively.
Keywords: ENDOR spectroscopy; EPR spectroscopy; Electrochemistry; P ligands; Rhodium.
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