The transmetalation of Phebox-ip-SnMe3 [Phebox = 2,6-bis(oxazolinyl)ph
enyl] 1c with RhCl3(H2O)(3) and PdCl2(PhCN)(2) gave (Phebox-ip)RhCl2(H
2O) 2a and (Phebox-ip)PdCl 3 under mild conditions in 45% and 96% yiel
ds, respectively. The crystal structures of (Phebox-ip)Rh Cl-2(t-BuNC)
2b, which was obtained by the reaction of 2a with t-BuNC, and 3 have
bees determined by X-ray diffraction.