Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Characterization of [Rh₂(OAc)₄(L)₂] Paddlewheel Complexes: A Joint Experimental and Computational Study

Figure 6

(a) ORTEP perspective of compound 2. Selected bond distances (Å) and angles (°). Rh(1)-Rh(1) 2.3886(5), O(1)-Rh(1) 2.034(2), O(2)-Rh(1) 2.038(2), O(3)-Rh(1) 2.037(2), O(4)-Rh(1) 2.041(2), Rh(1)-O(2) 2.038(2), Rh(1)-N(1) 2.309(3); C(13)-O(1)-Rh(1) 118.5(2), C(15)-O(3)-Rh(1) 118.2(2), O(1)-Rh(1)-O(3) 90.19(8), O(1)-Rh(1)-O(4) 89.94(9), O(3)-Rh(1)-O(4) 176.42(9), O(1)-Rh(1)-N(1) 87.52(9), O(3)-Rh(1)-N(1) 87.88(9), O(4)-Rh(1)-N(1) 95.71(9). (b) Unit cell of compound 2 (hydrogen atoms where omitted by clarity).

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