title: Formation of organorhodium complexes via C-H bond activation of 1,3-di(phenylazo)benzene.
abstract: Reaction of a potential NCN-pincer ligand, viz. 1,3-di(phenylazo)benzene (L), with [Rh(PPh(3))(3)Cl] affords, via a C-H bond activation, an interesting dinuclear Rh(II) complex (1), and with RhCl(3)·3H(2)O affords a mononuclear Rh(III) complex (2) containing a catalytically useful Rh-OH(2) fragment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.
authors.forename: Paramita
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authors.lastname: Majumder
authors.forename: Suparna
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authors.lastname: Baksi
authors.forename: Sarmistha
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authors.lastname: Halder
authors.forename: Haregewine
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authors.lastname: Tadesse
authors.forename: Alexander J
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authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: Michael G B
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authors.lastname: Drew
authors.forename: Samaresh
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authors.lastname: Bhattacharya