Zy. Yang et al., Halide-bridged zigzag chain of tetrakis(acetamidato)dirhodium cationic radical assisted by hydrogen bond, CHEM LETT, (9), 2000, pp. 1006-1007
The reaction of a Rh-2(5+) cationic radical salt, 2,2-cis-[Rh-2-(acam)(4)(H
2O)(2)]ClO4 (Hacam = acetamide), with sodium halides in aqueous solution ga
ve crystals of [Rh-2(acam)(4)Cl](n). 7nH(2)O and [Rh-2(acam)(4)Br](n), both
of which consist of zigzag chain of (-Rh-Rh-X)(n), which is supported by h
ydrogen bond between amidato-NH and amidat-O atoms for the chain of the bro
mide and between O atoms of amidato bridges through interstitial water mole
cules for the chloride chain.