title: [1,3-Bis(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)benzimidazol-2-ylidene]bromido(eta4-cycloocta-1,5-diene)rhodium(I).
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Arts and Sciences Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Muharrem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dinçer
authors.forename: Namik
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Süleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gülcemal
authors.forename: Bekir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya