Stepwise formation of metallo-prisms of iridium and rhodium complexes bearing pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ligands

Iridium and rhodium metallo-prisms 3a and 3b bearing pentamethylcyclopentadienyl and bridging chloro ligands, connected by two 2,4,6-tripyridyl-1,3,5-triazine (tpt) subunits have been synthesized and characterized structurally (black: C; green: Rh; red: Cl; blue: N).