The reaction of [Re-2 (CO)(10)] with benzophenone imine in dichloroethane,
in the presence of Me3NO, leads to the binuclear title compound, nonacarbon
yl(diphenylmethanimine-N)dirhenium(0)(Re-Re), [Re-2 (HN=CPh2)(CO)(9)]. Both
Re atoms are in an octahedral environment. The HN=CPh2 ligand is attached
to one of the metal atoms through the N atom, occupying an equatorial posit
ion. The equatorial carbonyl ligands of each octahedral fragment are stagge
red by 45 degrees.