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Solutions of Rh(III) aquo complexes obtained by different methods were stud
ied by the Rh-103 and O-17 NMR methods. In combination with the electronic
absorption spectra of these solutions, their Rh-103 and O-17 NMR spectra in
dicate the presence of an admixture of polynuclear complexes, which increas
es upon concentration. It is shown that, in the presence of H2SO4, polymeri
zation reactions occur in parallel with the substitution of HSO4- ions for
the water molecules in the Rh(III) aquo ion; the number of coordinated wate
r molecules regularly decreases as SO42- is added.