Rhodium(I) Pincer Complexes of Nitrous Oxide

The synthesis of two well‐defined rhodium(I) complexes of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) is reported. These normally elusive adducts are stable in the solid state and persist in solution at ambient temperature, enabling comprehensive structural interrogation by 15 N NMR and IR spectroscopy, and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. These methods evidence coordination of N 2 O through the terminal nitrogen atom in a linear fashion and are supplemented by a computational energy decomposition analysis, which provides further insights into the nature of the Rh–N 2 O interaction.