licylato-O,O')-bis(1,5-cyclooctadiene)dirhodium(I) complex of the form
ula [Rh(HOC6H4CO2) (COD)]2 (COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene), has been obtain
ed in the reaction of [RhCl(COD)]2 with silver salicylate. It has a di
meric structure with two bridging carboxylate groups, two terminally b
ounded COD and Rh...Rh distance of 3.325(3) angstrom. The alpha-hydrox
yl group of the salicylate ligands forms intramolecular hydrogen bondi
ng with the nearest oxygen of carboxylate group.