Abstract
The terdentate ligands C6H3-2,6-(CH(2)PCy(2))(2) (PCP: Cy = cyclohexyl) in the octahedral solvento complexes trans-[RhCl2(MeOH)(PCP)] and trans-[RhCl2(EtOH)(PCP)] adopt conformations which minimise the interactions between the sterically demanding Cy groups and the trans chlorides. Comparison of these structures with those of related molecules, including square-pyramidal and square-planar species, suggests an explanation for the different structural types obtained as products from reactions of RhCl3.3H(2)O and various ligands C6H4-1,3-(CH(2)ER(2))(2) with E = N or P.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 243-249 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Organometallic Chemistry |
Volume | 493 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 May 1995 |
Keywords
- rhodium
- terdentate ligands
- crystal structures
- orthometallation
- metal-carbon bonds
- ligands
- oxidative-addition
- iridium