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Syntheses and characterization of trigonal-bipyramidal rhodium(I) complexes of tris(2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl) phosphine and determination of a spectroscopic trans-influence series by sup 31 P ( sup 1 H) NMR spectroscopy

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00321a023· OSTI ID:6971410
A series of low-spin, five-coordinate rhodium(I) complexes of the tripod ligand tris(2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl) phosphine, PP{sub 3}, were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, infrared spectra, and {sup 31}P({sup 1}H) NMR spectra. The complexes have trigonal-bipyramidal geometries in which the PP{sub 3} ligand occupies four of the five sites of C{sub 3{nu}} symmetry and the variable fifth ligand is monodentate. The {sup 31}P NMR spectral patterns are consistent with AMX{sub 3} and AKMX{sub 3} spin systems. The NMR spectra permit a determination of the trans influence of the fifth ligand on the rhodium-phosphorus apical coupling constant and the chemical shifts of the apical and equatorial phosphorus atoms of PP{sub 3}. 27 refs., 4 figs., 3 tabs.
OSTI ID:
6971410
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry; (USA), Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry; (USA) Vol. 28:22; ISSN 0020-1669; ISSN INOCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English