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Formation of rhodium(III) carbonyls in nonaqueous solvents, and their decomposition by water to rhodium(I)

Abstract

Carbon monoxide reacts with dimethylacetamide solutions of RhCl3,3H2O under mild conditions to give initially a monocarbonyl complex of rhodium(III) in a bimolecular SN2 reaction. This complex is slowly decomposed by the water present from the trihydrate to give the dichlorodicarbonylrhodate(I) species, [Rh(CO)2Cl2]. The study gives direct evidence for the role of water, or more likely hydroxide, in the reduction of metal ions by carbon monoxide.

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Article type: Paper
DOI: 10.1039/J19690002454
Citation: J. Chem. Soc. A, 1969,0, 2454-2457
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    Formation of rhodium(III) carbonyls in nonaqueous solvents, and their decomposition by water to rhodium(I)

    B. R. James, G. L. Rempel and F. T. T. Ng, J. Chem. Soc. A, 1969, 0, 2454
    DOI: 10.1039/J19690002454

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