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

Figure 7

(a) ORTEP perspective of compound 4. Selected bond distances (Å) and angles (°). Rh(1)-Rh(1) 2.386(6), C(1)-O(1) 1.384(4); C(9)-O(2) 1.225(4); C(9)-O(1) 1.371(3); C(12)-O(4) 1.264(4); O(2)-Rh(1) 2.318(2); O(3)-Rh(1) 2.032(2); O(4)-Rh(1) 2.027(2); O(5)-Rh(1) 2.032(2); O(6)-Rh(1) 2.037(2); C(9)-O(2)-Rh(1) 132.6(2), C(10)-O(3)-Rh(1) 118.56(19), C(12)-O(4)-Rh(1) 118.92(19), O(4)-Rh(1)-O(5) 90.74(9), O(3)-Rh(1)-O(5) 176.45(8), O(3)-Rh(1)-O(6) 90.22(9), O(5)-Rh(1)-O(2) 89.86(8). (b) Unit cell of compound 4 (hydrogen atoms where omitted by clarity).

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