The bicyclic phosphite -methyl-2,6,7-trioxa-1-phosphabicyclo[2.2.2]oct
ane reacts in a 1:1 molar ratio with yl(1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedionat
o-O,O')rhodium(I) to yield the title compound, [Rh(C15H11O2)-(C5H9O3P)
(CO)], with square-planar geometry about the Rh atom. The Rh-P bond di
stance is 2.1690 (11) Angstrom.