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AUTHOR
Angel Aguirre
Synthesis and crystal structure of {Rh2(O2CCH3)4·P(o-CH3OH6H4)Ph2}2. A novel dirhodium(II) monoadduct with intermolecular μ-oxo interactions
Abstract We have investigated the reaction of dirhodium tetraacetate with the phosphine P( o -CH 3 OH 6 H 4 )Ph 2 (P) under different experimental conditions. From these reactions we have been able to isolate the dirhodium tetraacetate phosphine mono-adduct. The crystal structure shows that in the solid state this compound forms a centrosymmetric dimer of the dimer, {Rh 2 (O 2 CCH 3 ) 4 ·P(0-CH 3 OC 6 H 4 )Ph 2 } 2 , in which we oxygen atom from one acetate group in one Rh 2 (O 2 CCH 3 ) 4 ·P unit is axially coordinating one Rh atom on another Rh 2 (O 2 CCH 3 ) 4 · P unit (Rh⋯) 2.347(3) A intermolecular versus Rh⋯O 2.455(3) A intermolecular), and vice versa. The RhRh bond distance is 2.414…
Reactions of dirhodium(II) monometallated compounds with phosphines. Factors affecting the reactivity and the structure of the doubly-metallated compounds. Molecular structure of Rh2(O2CCH3)2[(C6H4)P(C6H5)2][(p-ClC6H3)P(p-ClC6H4)2] · (HO2CCH3)2·(C6H6), a compound with two different metallated phosphines
Abstract Monometallated compounds of formula Rh2(O2CCH3)3[(p-XC6H3)P(p-XC6H4)2](HO2CCH3)2 (X=CH3, Cl) have been prepared in good yield. The reactions with p-substituted triarylphosphines P(p-X′C6H4)3 (X′=CH3, H, Cl) have been studied. For X=X′ and [P]/[Rh2]=1 all the resulting doubly metallated compounds Rh2(O2CCH3)2[(p- XC6H3)P(p-XC6H4)2](HO2CCH3)2 (X=CH3, Cl) have head-to-tail (H-T) structure. For [P]/[Rh2]=3 reaction progress is observed at room temperature. When X=X′ a 1:1 mixture of H-T and H-H compounds is formed for X=Cl but only the H-H compound is obtained for X=CH3. For X ≠ X′ mixtures of H-T and H-H compounds are obtained. The entering phosphine, and to a less extent the phosphin…