(Benzophenone imine-N)nonacarbonyldirhenium(0)(Re—Re)

Abstract

The reaction of [Re2(CO)10] with benzo­phenone imine in di­chloro­ethane, in the presence of Me3NO, leads to the binuclear title compound, nona­carbonyl­(di­phenyl­meth­an­imine-N)­dirhenium(0)(Re—Re), [Re2(HN=CPh2)(CO)9]. Both Re atoms are in an octahedral environment. The HN=CPh2 ligand is attached to one of the metal atoms through the N atom, occupying an equatorial position. The equatorial carbonyl ligands of each octahedral fragment are staggered by 45°.