Acta Cryst. (2001). E57, m517-m518  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536801016798 ]

Chloro(methyl)(⁵-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)(trimethylphosphine)rhodium(III)

O. F. Wendt

Abstract: The title compound, RhCp*Me(Cl)(PMe₃) or [RhCl(CH₃)(C₁₀H₁₅)(C₃H₉P)], where Cp* is pentamethylcyclopentadienyl, has a pseudo-tetrahedral coordination geometry. The Cp* ligand is planar and ⁵-coordinated. The molecular structure can be described as a so-called three-legged piano-stool. The rhodium-methyl, rhodium-chlorine and rhodium-phosphorus distances are 2.255 (4), 2.3764 (18) and 2.2436 (13) Å, respectively.

Online 13 October 2001

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