Synthesis and characterization of rhodium(I) amino-olefin complexes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/om00102a017

The syntheses of [(CH₂CR₁CH₂CH₂NR₂R ₃)RhClL complexes (R₁ = CH₃, H, R₂ = n-Bu, R₃ = H; R₁ = CH₃, H, R₂ = R₃ = CH₃, L = CO or dimer; 19-32 and 38-43) are reported. The complexes are prepared by the reaction of unsaturated amines with bis(μ-chloro)tetracarbonyldirhodium(I) (3) or bis(μ-chloro)-tetrakis(ethylene)dirhodium(I) (4) at ambient temperature. Compound 19, [N-(trans-3-pentenyl)n-butylamine]carbonylrhodium(I) chloride, crystallized in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with cell dimensions a = 17.699 (5), b = 8.442 (1), and c = 20.119 (5) A?, and β = 120.19 (2)°.