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Reactions of Carbon Suboxide with Rhodium( I ) Complexes
Author(s) -
Paiaro Gastone,
Pandolfo Luciano
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198102891
Subject(s) - rhodium , suboxide , dimer , chemistry , decomposition , pyridine , cyclooctene , polymer , polymer chemistry , catalysis , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , oxide
The decomposition of carbon suboxide in the presence of two rhodium( I )‐complexes leads to CO and C 2 O. With (PPh 3 ) 3 RhCl, (1) and polymeric C 2 O are formed, with [(C 8 H 14 ) 2 RhCl] 2 the polymers (2) and cyclooctene. Pyridine can “dissolve” the Cl‐bridge in (2) ; a dimer is formed.