An asymmetric dinuclear complex of rhodium(II) with bridging thiolato-ligands chelated via sulphur and an alkene substituent. The x-ray crystal structure of [Rh22-SC6H 2Pri2-4,6;2-(η2-MeC=CH 2)}2{SC6H2-2,4,6-Pri 3}2(NCMe)]

Peter T. Bishop, Jonathan R. Dilworth, Terence Nicholson, Jon A. Zubieta

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Abstract

The title complex (1) was synthesised by reaction of RhCl3 with 2,4,6-tri-isopropylbenzenethiol in MeCN, and it has an asymmetric dinuclear structure with two bridging thiolate ligands with η2,Rh-bound unsaturated groups formed by dehydrogenation of isopropyl substituents; the Rh-Rh bond distance is 2.756(1) Å with the RhS2Rh system bent about the S-S vector to give a butterfly configuration.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1123-1125
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986
Externally publishedYes

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