Crystal structures of fac-trichloridotris(trimethyl-phosphane-κP)rhodium(III) monohydrate and fac-trichloridotris(trimethylphosphane-κP)rhodium(III) methanol hemisolvate: Rhodium structures that are isotypic with their iridium analogs

  • Joseph S. Merola
  • , Marion A. Franks
  • , S. Parkin

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Abstract

The crystal structures of two solvates offac-trichloridotris(trimethylphosphane-κP)rhodium(III) are reported, i.e. one with water in the crystal lattice, fac-[RhCl3(Me3P)3]·H2O, and one with methanol in the crystal lattice, fac-[RhCl3(Me3P)3]·0.5CH3OH. These rhodium compounds exhibit distorted octahedral coordination spheres at the metal and are isotypic with the analogous iridium compounds previously reported by us [Merola et al. (2013). Polyhedron, 54, 67-73]. Comparison is made between the rhodium and iridium compounds, highlighting their isostructural relationships.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)226-230
Number of pages5
JournalActa Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online
Volume71
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2015

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Science Foundation (NSF)CHE-902244

    Keywords

    • Crystal structure
    • Iridium
    • Isotypism
    • Phosphane ligands
    • Rhodium

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry
    • General Materials Science
    • Condensed Matter Physics

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