Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 2008, 73, 1205-1221
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20081205

Bis(μ-carboxylato)dienerhodium(I) Complexes - Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Activity

Jiří Zedníka,*, Jan Sedláčeka, Jan Svobodaa, Jiří Vohlídala, Dmitrij Bondareva and Ivana Císařováb

a Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Charles University, Albertov 2030, 128 40 Prague 2, Czech Republic
b Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Charles University, Albertov 2030, 128 40 Prague 2, Czech Republic

Abstract

Dinuclear rhodium(I) η22-cycloocta-1,5-diene (series a) and η22-norborna-2,5-diene (series b) complexes with μ-RCOO- ligands, where R is linear C21H43 (complexes 1a, 1b), CH2CMe3 (2a, 2b), 1-adamantyl (3a, 3b) and benzyl (4a, 4b), have been prepared and characterized by spectroscopic methods. Structures of complexes 2b, 3a and 4a were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Complexes prepared show low to moderate catalytic activity in polymerization of phenylacetylene in THF giving high-cis-transoid polymers, but they show only oligomerization activity in dichloromethane.

Keywords: Rhodium; Rhodium complexes; Cycloocta-1,5-diene complexes; Norborna-2,5-diene complexes; Bis(μ-carboxylato) complexes; Polymerization; Polyacetylenes; X-Ray structure.

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