Open AccessFive-coordinate dicarbonyl complexes of rhodium(I): [RhX(CO)2(PPh3)2] (X = Cl, Br, I)
Author(s) -
Alan R. Sanger
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
canadian journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1480-3291
pISSN - 0008-4042
DOI - 10.1139/v85-093
Subject(s) - chemistry , decarbonylation , rhodium , medicinal chemistry , catalysis , stereochemistry , organic chemistry
The complexes trans-[RhX(CO)PPh 3 ) 2 ] (1, X = Cl, Br, I) react with CO to form [RhX(CO) 2 (PPh 3 ) 2 ] (2), and not to form cis-[RhX(CO)(PPh 3 ) 2 ]. Complexes 2 contain equivalent axial carbonyl ligands. It is proposed that a series of dicarbonyl complexes, including 2, is formed during decarbonylation reactions catalyzed by 1.