Rhodium-containing triple-decker complexes with a central borole ligand

Triple-decker complexes with a bridging borole ligand (C4H4BPh)Rh(μ-C4H4BPh)ML (ML = RuCp, 2a; RuCp∗, 2b; FeCp∗, 3; Co(C4Me4), 4; Ir(cod), 5) were synthesized by stacking reactions of [Rh(C4H4BPh)2]− (1) with cationic [ML]+ fragments. The structures of 2a,b and (C4H4BPh)Rh(μ-C4H4BPh)Rh(C4H4BPh) (6) were determined by X-ray diffraction.

New triple-decker complexes (C4H4BPh)Rh(μ-C4H4BPh)ML with a bridging borole ligand were synthesized by stacking reactions of anion [(C4H4BPh)2Rh]− with cationic fragments [ML]+. Structures of three compounds were determined by X-ray diffraction study.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide