Oxidative-addition reactions of alkyl chlorides with chlorobis(cyclooctene)rhodium(I) and the bis(oxazolinyl)pyridine ligand: Formation of stable (chloromethyl)rhodium(III) complexes and their reactions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/om00054a036

Dichloromethane and chloroform readily react with chlorobis(cyclooctene)rhodium(I) (1) and 2,6-bis-(4,4-dimethyloxazolin-2-yl)pyridine, dm-pybox, at room temperature to give the stable (chloromethyl)rhodium(III) complex 2 and (dichloromethyl)rhodium(III)