Hexadecacarbonylhexarhodium

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Hexadecacarbonylhexarhodium
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Names
IUPAC name
Hexadecacarbonylhexarhodium
Other names
Hexarhodium hexadecacarbonyl
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 249-009-3
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/16CO.6Rh/c16*1-2;;;;;;
    Key: SZQABOJVTZVBHE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Properties
C16O16Rh6
Molar mass 1065.62 g/mol
Appearancepurple-brown solid
Melting point 235 °C (455 °F; 508 K)
Hazards
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Warning
H302, H312, H332
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P312, P322, P330, P363, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hexadecacarbonylhexarhodium is a metal carbonyl cluster with the formula Rh6(CO)16. It exists as purple-brown crystals that are slightly soluble in dichloromethane and chloroform. [1] It is the principal binary carbonyl of rhodium.

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Discovery and synthesis

Rh6(CO)16 was first prepared by Hieber in 1943 by carbonylation of RhCl3·3H2O at 80230 °C and 200 atm carbon monoxide with silver or copper as a halide acceptor. Hieber correctly formulated the compound as a binary carbonyl, but suggested the formula Rh4(CO)11, i.e., CO/Rh ratio of 2.75. [2] The correct formula and structure was subsequently established by Dahl et al. using X-ray crystallography. The correct CO/Rh ratio is 2.66. [3]

Relative to the original preparation, the carbonylation of a mixture of anhydrous rhodium trichloride and iron pentacarbonyl was shown to give good yields of Rh6(CO)16. [4] Other compounds of rhodium are also effective precursors such as [(CO)2Rh(μ-Cl)]2 and rhodium(II) acetate: [1]

3 Rh2(O2CCH3)4 + 22 CO + 6 H2O  Rh6(CO)16 +  6 CO2 + 12 CH3COOH
3 [(CO)2RhCl]2 + 4 CO + 6 Cu  Rh6(CO)16 + 6 CuCl

It also arises quantitatively by thermal decomposition of tetrarhodium dodecacarbonyl in boiling hexane: [5]

3 Rh4(CO)12 → 2 Rh6(CO)16 + 4 CO

Reactions

At least some of the CO ligands can be displaced by donor ligands. [5]

Rh6(CO)16 catalyzes a number of organic reactions including hydrogenation and hydroformylation. [4]

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