Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl rhodium dichloride dimer

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Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl rhodium dichloride dimer
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Names
IUPAC name
Di-μ-chloro-bis[chloro(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)rhodium(III)]
Other names
Dichloro(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)rhodium(III)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/2C10H15.4ClH.2Rh/c2*1-6-7(2)9(4)10(5)8(6)3;;;;;;/h2*1-5H3;4*1H;;/q;;;;;;2*+2/p-4
    Key: QNIVKTTWBMFSBR-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • c1(C)=c(C)c(C)=c(C)c1(C)[Rh](Cl)(Cl1)Cl[Rh](Cl)1C1(C)C(C)=C(C)C(C)=C1C
Properties
C20H30Cl4Rh2
Molar mass 618.07 g·mol−1
Appearancered solid
dichloromethane, chloroform
Hazards
GHS labelling:
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Danger
H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H334, H335
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P285, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P304+P341, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P342+P311, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, 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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Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl rhodium dichloride dimer is an organometallic compound with the formula [(C5(CH3)5RhCl2)]2, commonly abbreviated [Cp*RhCl2]2 This dark red air-stable diamagnetic solid is a reagent in organometallic chemistry. [1]

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Structure and preparation

The compound has idealized C2h symmetry. Each metal centre is pseudo-octahedral.


The compound is prepared by the reaction of rhodium trichloride trihydrate and pentamethylcyclopentadiene in hot methanol, from which the product precipitates: [1]

2 C5(CH3)5H + 2 RhCl3(H2O)3[(C5(CH3)5)RhCl2]2 + 2 HCl + 6 H2O

It was first prepared by the reaction of hydrated rhodium trichloride with hexamethyl Dewar benzene [2]

Synthesis of [Cp*RhCl2]2 using hexamethyl Dewar benzene. Hexamethyl Dewar benzene reacting with rhodium chloride under acidic conditions.PNG
Synthesis of [Cp*RhCl2]2 using hexamethyl Dewar benzene.

This complex was first prepared from hexamethyl Dewar benzene and RhCl3(H2O)3. [3] [4] [5] The hydrohalic acid necessary for the ring-contraction rearrangement is generated in situ in methanolic solutions of the rhodium salt, and the second step has been carried out separately, confirming this mechanistic description. [6] The reaction occurs with the formation of 1,1-dimethoxyethane, CH3CH(OCH3)2, and hexamethylbenzene is produced by a side reaction. [5] [6]

This rhodium(III) dimer can be reduced with zinc in the presence of CO to produce the rhodium(I) complex [Cp*Rh(CO)2]. [7]

Reactions

Reductive carbonylation gives [Cp*Rh(CO)2]. [8]

The Rh- μ -Cl bonds are labile and cleave en route to a variety of adducts of the general formula Cp*RhCl2L. Treatment with silver ions in polar coordinating solvents causes precipitation of silver(I) chloride, leaving a solution containing dications of the form [Cp*RhL3]2+ (L = H2O, MeCN).

The chemistry is similar to that of the analog pentamethylcyclopentadienyl iridium dichloride dimer.

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