title: Silsesquioxyl rhodium(I) complexes--synthesis, structure and catalytic activity.
abstract: The first bi- and mononuclear rhodium(I) complexes [{Rh(μ-OSi(8)O(12)(i-Bu)(7))(cod)}(2)] (5), [Rh(cod)(PCy(3))(OSi(8)O(12)(i-Bu)(7))] (6) with a hindered hepta(iso-butyl)silsesquioxyl ligand bonded to the rhodium(I) center through Rh-O-Si bonds have been synthesized and their structures have been solved by spectroscopic methods and X-ray analysis. Their exemplary catalytic properties in silylative coupling of vinylsilanes with styrene are also presented.
authors: Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Chemistry, ul. Grunwaldzka 6, 60-780, Poznań, Poland. marcinb@amu.edu.pl
authors: Bogdan
authors: B
authors: Marciniec
authors: Ireneusz
authors: I
authors: Kownacki
authors: Adrian
authors: A
authors: Franczyk
authors: Maciej
authors: M
authors: Kubicki