A Monomeric d9 -Rhodium(0) Complex

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 1998 Jun 5;37(10):1423-1426. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19980605)37:10<1423::AID-ANIE1423>3.0.CO;2-X.

Abstract

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.