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IUPAC name Hexadecacarbonylhexarhodium | |
Other names Hexarhodium hexadecacarbonyl | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.044.539![]() |
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Properties | |
C16O16Rh6 | |
Molar mass | 1065.62 g/mol |
Appearance | purple-brown solid |
Melting point | 235 °C (455 °F; 508 K) |
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H302,H312,H332 | |
P261,P264,P270,P271,P280,P301+P312,P302+P352,P304+P312,P304+P340,P312,P322,P330,P363,P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Hexadecacarbonylhexarhodium is ametal carbonyl cluster with the formula Rh6(CO)16. It exists as purple-brown crystals that are slightly soluble in dichloromethane and chloroform.[1] It is the principal binary carbonyl of rhodium.
Rh6(CO)16 was first prepared byWalter Hieber in 1943 by carbonylation ofRhCl3·3H2O at 80–230 °C and 200 atmcarbon monoxide with silver or copper as a halide acceptor. Hieber correctly formulated the compound as a binary carbonyl, but suggested the formula Rh4(CO)11, i.e., CO/Rh ratio of 2.75.[2] The correct formula and structure was subsequently established by Dahl et al. usingX-ray crystallography. The correct CO/Rh ratio is 2.66.[3]
Relative to the original preparation, the carbonylation of a mixture of anhydrousrhodium trichloride andiron pentacarbonyl was shown to give good yields of Rh6(CO)16.[4] Other compounds of rhodium are also effective precursors such as[(CO)2Rh(μ-Cl)]2 andrhodium(II) acetate:[1]
It also arises quantitatively by thermal decomposition oftetrarhodium dodecacarbonyl in boiling hexane:[5]
At least some of the CO ligands can be displaced by donor ligands.[5]
Rh6(CO)16 catalyzes a number of organic reactions includinghydrogenation andhydroformylation.[4]