New rhodacyclopentane with phenylvinylidene substituents,
mer-[R![[upper bond 1 start]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e010.gif)
h{CH2C(![[double bond, length as m-dash]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e001.gif)
CHPh)C(CHPh
)C![[upper bond 1 end]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e011.gif)
H2}Cl(PMe3)3]. Structure
and formation through concerted cycloaddition of phenylallene molecules to
[RhCl(PMe3)3]
Abstract
[RhCl(PMe
3
)
3
] reacts with an excess of
phenylallene to give a new rhodacyclopentane,
mer-[R![[upper bond 2 start]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e014.gif)
h{CH
2
C(CHPh)C(CHPh
)C![[upper bond 2 end]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e015.gif)
H
2
}Cl(PMe
3
)
3
] 1, which is
not obtained via the reaction of
[RhCl(η
2
-CH
2
CCHPh)(PMe
3
)
3
] 2 with phenylallene.
h{CH
2
C(CHPh)C(CHPh
)CH
2
}Cl(PMe
3
)
3
] 1, which is
not obtained via the reaction of
[RhCl(η
2
-CH
2
CCHPh)(PMe
3
)
3
] 2 with phenylallene.
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![[upper bond 1 start]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/h2_char_e010.gif)
h{CH2C(![[double bond, length as m-dash]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/h2_char_e001.gif)
CHPh)C(![[upper bond 1 end]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/h2_char_e011.gif)
H2}Cl(PMe3)3]. Structure
and formation through concerted cycloaddition of phenylallene molecules to
[RhCl(PMe3)3]
