SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF [MU-DICHLORO-(1,2,3-ETA)-2-METHYL-PROPENYLRHODIUM]

Authors
PANDOLFO L RIZZI GA PAIARO G
Citation
L. Pandolfo et al., SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF [MU-DICHLORO-(1,2,3-ETA)-2-METHYL-PROPENYLRHODIUM], Inorganica Chimica Acta, 254(1), 1997, pp. 173-175
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Inorganica Chimica Acta → ACNP
ISSN journal
00201693
Volume
254
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
173 - 175
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-1693(1997)254:1<173:SASO[>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The reaction of RhCl3 . 3H(2)O with tert-butanol at 70 degrees C gives mu-dichloro-2-methyl-(1,2,3-eta)-propenylrhodium], [Rh{2-CH3(eta(3)-C 3H4)}Cl-2](n) (2) in high yield. The ESCA and IR spectra and the react ion of 2 with CO indicate for this compound a polymeric structure with two chlorine bridges. A reaction mechanism based on the easy dehydrat ion of tert-butanol and on the high stability of the 2-methylallyl rad ical is proposed.