Trans-Carbonylchlorobis[tris(pentafluorophenyl)phosphine)]rhodium(I)

Abstract

The title compound, trans-[RhCl(C18F15P)2(CO)], crystallizes with one independent mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. Important geometric parameters are Rh—P = 2.2797 (14) and 2.2993 (14) A, Rh—Cl = 2.3642 (12) A, Rh—C = 1.824 (4) A, C—Rh—Cl = 174.12 (13)°, P—Rh—C = 91.73 (13) and 93.71 (13)°, P—Rh—P = 169.38 (4)° and Rh—C≡O = 176.7 (4)°. The effective cone angles (θE) for the phosphine ligands were calculated to be 172 and 173°.