Cassandra T. Eagle

Eagle

Fredricka Quarshie

Jennie Tan

Kenneth K. Kpogo

Macrae

Nkongho Atem-Tambe

Sheldrick

Acta Crystallographica Section E

In the title compound, [Rh2(C8H8NO)4(C8H7N)], the four acetamidate ligands bridging the dirhodium core are arranged in a 2,2-transmanner. One RhIIatom is five-coordinate, in a distorted pyramidal geometry, while the other is six-coordinate, with a disorted octahedral geometry. For the six-coordinate RhIIatom, the axial nitrile ligand shows a non-linear Rh–nitrile coordination with an Rh—N—C bond angle of 166.4 (4)° and a nitrile N—C bond length of 1.138 (6) Å. Each unique RhIIatom is coordinated by atranspair of N atoms and atranspair of O atoms from the four acetamide ligands. The Neq—Rh—Rh—Oeqtorsion angles on the acetamide bridge varies between 12.55 (11) and 14.04 (8)°. In the crystal, the 3-methylbenzonitrile ring shows a π–π interaction with an inversion-related equivalent [interplanar spacing = 3.360 (6) Å]. A phenyl ring on one of the acetamide ligands also has a face-to-face π–π interaction with an inversion-related equivalent [interplanar spacing = 3.416 (5) Å].</jats:p

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Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online

(3-Methylbenzonitrile-κN)tetrakis(μ-N-phenylacetamidato)-κ4N:O;κ4O:N-dirhodium(II)(Rh—Rh)

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