Abstract
The photolysis of [Rh(NO)(CO)(PPh3)2] in the presence of PPh3in dichloromethane results in the expulsion of NO rather than CO and the formation of trans-[Rh(CO)Cl(PPh3)2]. The thermal reaction and photoreaction of [Ir(NO)(CO)Cl(PPh3)2]BF4(1) with PPh3lead to dissociation of NO and the formation of the Ir(II) radical [Ir(CO)Cl(PPh3)3]BF4(2). The demonstration of the homolytic cleavage of the Ir-NO bond of 1 provides support for the proposal that the photodissociation of NO instead of CO in the compounds [M(NO)(CO)(PPh3)2] (where M is Rh or Ir) proceeds from a charge-transfer state that has a bent M-N-0 bond.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3261-3264 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Inorganic chemistry |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 20 |
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| State | Published - Oct 1 1987 |