THE REACTIONS OF A SECONDARY PHOSPHITE WITH CHLORO-AND PENTAN-2,4-DIONATO COMPLEXES OF IRIDIUM(I) AND RHODIUM(I)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(85)80274-6

The secondary phosphite reacts with chlorobis(cyclooctene)rhodium(I) dimer to give RhX(R2POHOPR2)2(R2POH) (X = H, Cl) and RhCl2(R2POHOPR2(R2POH)2 where R2PO = .The iridium analogue yields corresponding products.The phosphite reacts with bis(cyclooctene)pentan-2,4-dionatorhodium(I) to give Rh