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Harrison J Barnett1, Anthony F Hill
1Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. a.hill@anu.edu.au.
Abstract:
The reaction of [Rh2(μ-C)Cl2(PPh3)4] with bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm) affords the A-frame μ-carbido complex [Rh2(μ-C)Cl2(μ-dppm)2], halide metathesis of which provides [Rh2(μ-C)Br2(μ-dppm)2]. The reactions of the former with PhICl2 or the latter with [pyH][Br3] provide rare examples of μ2-halocarbyne ligands in the complexes [Rh2(μ-CX)(μ-X)X4(μ-dppm)2] (X = Cl, Br).
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