Synthesis of mononuclear, dinuctear and oligomeric rigid-rod acetylide complexes of rhodium, and the molecular structure of [Rh(PMe3)4(CC–p-C6H4–CC)Rh(PMe3)4]
Reactions of compounds of the type [(diene)RhX]2 (diene = cycloocta-1,5-diene, bicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene; X = Cl, Br) with tertiary phosphines and phosphites