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A Stable Coordination Complex of Rh(IV) in an N,O-Donor Environment

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posted on 2015-12-23, 00:00 authored by Shashi B. Sinha, Dimitar Y. Shopov, Liam S. Sharninghausen, David J. Vinyard, Brandon Q. Mercado, Gary W. Brudvig, Robert H. Crabtree
We describe facial and meridional isomers of [RhIII(pyalk)3], as well as meridional [RhIV(pyalk)3]+ {pyalk =2-(2-pyridyl)-2-propanoate}, the first coordination complex in an N,O-donor environment to show a clean, reversible RhIII/IV redox couple and to have a stable Rh­(IV) form, which we characterize by EPR and UV–visible spectroscopy as well as X-ray crystallography. The unprecedented stability of the Rh­(IV) species is ascribed to the exceptional donor strength of the ligands, their oxidation resistance, and the meridional coordination geometry.

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