Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Novel Rhodium−Diacylarsenido Complexes

Abstract

The reaction of [Li{η2-OC(Mes‘)AsC(Mes‘)O}(OEt2)], Mes‘ = C6H2Pri3-2,4,6, with [{RhCl(COD)}2], COD = 1,5-C8H12, in either a 1:1 or 2:1 stoichiometry yields the novel rhodium−diacylarsenido complexes, [{Rh(COD)}2-μ-Cl-μ-{As[C(O)Mes‘]2}] and respectively. The X-ray crystal structure of each is described and mechanisms for their formations proposed