title: (Benzoyl-acetonato-κ(2) O,O')dicarbonyl-rhodium(I).
abstract: In the title compound, [Rh(C10H9O2)(CO)2], a distorted square-planar coordination geometry is observed around the Rh(I) atom, formed by the O atoms of the bidentate ligand and two C atoms from the carbonyl ligands. The Rh(I) atom is displaced from the plane through the surrounding atoms by 0.017 Å. In the crystal, C-H⋯O inter-action is observed between a methyl group of the bidentate ligand and a carbonyl O atom. Metallophilic inter-actions [3.308 (3) and 3.461 (3) Å] between neighbouring Rh(I) atoms are encountered in the crystal, resulting in the formation of a metal chain along the b-axis direction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pretorius
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roodt