H. Pasternak et Fp. Pruchnik, ALLYL RHODIUM(III) COMPLEXES CONTAINING HETEROCYCLIC NITROGEN LIGANDS, Transition metal chemistry, 21(4), 1996, pp. 305-308
A series of hexacoordinated Rh-III complexes of general formula trans-
[RhCl2(allyl)(N-N)] (allyl = C3H5 or C4H7; N-N = 1,10-phenanthroline,
2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline, 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, 2,
2'-bipyridine or 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine) have been synthesized
and characterized by spectroscopic methods. The complexes have an octa
hedral geometry with the Cl ligands coordinated in the trans positions
. The catalytic activity of [RhCl2(C4H7)(phen)] with respect to hydrog
enation of alkenes has been investigated.