title: Crystal structure of chlorido-(2-{1-[2-(4-chloro-phen-yl)hydrazin-1-yl-idene-κN]eth-yl}pyridine-κN)(η(5)-penta-methyl-cyclo-penta-dien-yl)rhodium(III) chloride.
abstract: The cation of the title compound, [Rh(η(5)-C5Me5)Cl(C13H12ClN3)]Cl, adopts a typical piano-stool geometry. The complex is chiral at the metal and crystallizes as a racemate. Upon coordination, the hydrazinyl-idene-pyridine ligand is non-planar, an angle of 54.42 (7)° being observed between the pyridine ring and the aromatic ring of the [2-(4-chloro-phen-yl)hydrazin-1-yl-idene]ethyl group. In the crystal, a weak inter-ionic N-H⋯Cl hydrogen bond is observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, BIT Campus, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu State, India.
authors.forename: Neelakandan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Devika
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie, Université de Neuchâtel, Avenue de Bellevaux 51, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Nandhagopal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raja
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Tiruchirappalli 620 019, Tamil Nadu State, India.
authors.forename: Subbiah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ananthalakshmi
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie, Université de Neuchâtel, Avenue de Bellevaux 51, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Therrien
keywords: N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bond; crystal structure; penta­methyl­cyclo­penta­dien­yl; piano-stool geometry; rhodium(III) complex
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