Preparation and structure of a disilarhodacycle, fac-[Rh(SiMe2CH2CH2SiMe2)H(PMe3)3]
Abstract
Treatment of [Rh(SPh)(PMe3)3], prepared in situ from [RhCl(PMe3)n(n= 3, 4) and NaSPh, with 1,2-bis(dimethylsilyl)ethane gave a mixture of cis,mer-[RhH2(SPh)(PMe3)3]1 and fac-[R[graphic omitted]Me2)H(PMe3)3]2; the structure of 2 has been determined by X-ray crystallography.