Trialkylsilyl(hydrido)(ethylene)pentamethylcyclopentadienylrhodium(III) complexes

Peter Bentz, Brian E. Mann, Catriona M. Spencer, Peter M. Maitlis

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1985 · 12 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The equilibria [(C5Me5)Rh(H)2(SiEt3)2]+ C2H4⇌ HSiEt3+[(C5Me5)Rh(H)(SiEt3)(C2H4)], and [(C5Me5)Rh(H)(SiEt3)(C2H4)]+ C2H4⇌ HSiEt3+[(C5Me5)Rh(C2H4)2], can be induced either thermally or photochemically starting from either side.