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'Grignard-analogous' rhodium phosphane complexes
Bogdanovic,Leitner,Six,Wilczok,Wittmann
, p. 502 - 504 (1997)
Interesting stoichiometric and catalytic reactions are possible with the rhodium phosphane complexes [{Ph2P(CH2)(n)PPh2)(n)}2Rh][MgC1] (1: a, n = 2; b, n = 3), which are readily accessible by reaction of the chloride complexes 2 with active magnesium. The 'Grignard-analogous' compounds 1 react to form 3 (E = H, Me SiMe3) by protolysis, alkylation, and silylation. The interconversion of complexes 2a and 1a can be used for catalytic transfer of two electrons from magnesium to CO2 to yield CO and CO3/2+.
