Rhodium(I) complexes with bis(pyrazolyl)methane ligands. Crystal structure of [Rh(COD)(CH2(Pz)2)]ClO4· C2H4Cl2

The synthesis and properties of neutral and cationic complexes of general formulae [{RhCl(diolefin)}2(CH2(pz)2)], [Rh(CO)2 (CH2(pz)2)][RhCl2(CO)2], (Rh(diolefin)(CH2(pz)2)]ClO2, [{Rh(diolefin)(PPh3)}2(CH2(pz)2)](ClO4)2, [Rh(CO)2(CH2(pz)2)]ClO4 and [Rh(CO)(CH2(pz)2)(PPh3)]ClO4 are described. The NMR spectra of [Rh(COD)(CH2(pz)2)]ClO4 complexes are discussed. X-ray structural analysis of [Rh(COD)(CH2(Pz)2)]ClO4 · 12C2H4Cl2 is presented; the final R factor is 0.061 for 2436 observed data, recorded with Cu-Kα, not corrected for absorption and with the sample inside a capillary. The Rh atom presents a distorted square planar coordination in a mononuclear arrangement. The COD ring has a twisted boat conformation, and the two halves of the CH2(Pz)2 moiety, which are quite similar to one another, form an angle of 47.2(4)°.