[1,3-Bis(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)benzimidazol-2-ylidene]bromido(η4-cycloocta-1,5-diene)rhodium(I)
Articles > Article · 2007
Authors: Muharrem DINCER, Namik OEZDEMIR, Süleyman GÜLCEMAL, BEKİR ÇETİNKAYA
Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2007, vol 63, pp m228-m230
DOI: 10.1107/s0108270107015417
Summary
The title complex, [RhBr(C(8)H(12))(C(21)H(8)N(2)F(10))], has a slightly distorted pseudo-square-planar geometry. The whole molecule has an approximate mirror symmetry, with the mirror plane passing through the mid-points of the two alkene bonds of the cycloocta-1,5-diene (COD) ligand. The average Rh-C(COD) distance is inversely related to the magnitude of the Rh-C(benzimidazole) distance in this type of compound. The molecules are stacked in columns running along the a axis. The crystal structure contains two types of intermolecular C-H...F interactions, as well as two weak pi-pi stacking interactions.