The title compound, dicarbonyl-1 kappa C-2-di-mu -chloro-1:2 kappa Cl-4-[ci
s,-cis-2(eta (4))-1,5-cyclooctadiene]dirhodium(I), [Rh2Cl2(C8H12)-(CO)(2)],
consists of a dichloro-bridged dimer of rhodium, with a non-bonded Rh . .
. Rh distance of 3.284 (2) Angstrom. One Rh atom is coordinated to two carb
onyl ligands, while the other Rh atom is coordinated to the cyclooctadiene
moiety.