Abstract or Keywords
The displacement of cyclooctaniene from 99cod (M(mu-Cl))2 by dfepe results in quantitative yield of the complex (fluoroalkyl)phosphine complex (dfepe)M(mu-Cl)2 where dfepe = (C2F5)2PCH2CH2P(C2F5)2; M = Rh or Ir. X-ray diffraction data shows that both analogues are isomorphous having identical M2(mu-Cl)2 dihedral angles of 120 degrees. Chemical analyses also show that both the iridium and rhodium complexes have high thermal stability and forms no oxidative addition products with H2, O2 or alkyl halides.