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

Figure 5

(a) ORTEP perspective of compound 1. Selected bond distances (Å) and angles (°). Rh(1)-Rh(1) 2.3925(6), C(1)-N(1) 1.431(4), O(1)-Rh(1) 2.031(2), O(2)-Rh(1) 2.0333(18), O(3)-Rh(1) 2.0450(19), O(4)-Rh(1) 2.0506(18), Rh(1)-O(3) 2.0450(19), Rh(1)-O(4) 2.0506(18), Rh(1)-N(1) 2.316(2); C(10)-O(1)-Rh(1) 119.29(18), C(12)-O(2)-Rh(1) 118.62(17), O(1)-Rh(1)-O(2) 90.01(8), O(1)-Rh(1)-N(1) 88.87(8), O(2)-Rh(1)-N(1) 85.02(8). (b) Unit cell of compound 1 (hydrogen atoms where omitted by clarity).

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