title: [1,3-Bis(diphenyl-phosphino)propane-κP,P']diiodido(perfluoro-propyl)rhodium(III) dichloro-methane solvate.
abstract: The structure of the title compound, [RhI(2)(C(3)F(7))(C(27)H(26)P(2))]·CH(2)Cl(2), at 110 (2) K is an unusual example of a structurally characterized square-based pyramidal alkyl complex of rhodium(III). The Rh-C bond is relatively short at 1.996 (6) Å. This short metal-carbon bond length is typical of perfluoro complexes of transition metals and illustrates the enhanced bond strength in these compounds.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Baylor University, One Bear Place 97348, Waco, TX 76798, USA.
authors.forename: Basu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Panthi
authors.forename: Stephen L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Gipson
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franken