Transition Metal Complexes Containing Anionic or Cationic Ligands

Transition Metal PF3 Complexes Containing Other Anionic or Cationic Ligands 

The small number of complexes of this type (listed in Table XVIII) have been obtained via the reaction of a trifluorophosphine metallate 

An important paper describes the formation of the metal-metal bonded dirhodium tetracarboxylate trifluorophosphine complex [Rh2(OCOCH3)4(PF3)2] made directly from the dirhodium tetraacetate complex by direct addition of PF3 to the formally metal-metal triple bond. The structure was determined by a single-crystal X-ray study, and has been compared with other [Rh2(OAc)4X2] systems (X = py, Et2NH, CO, and P(OR)3). 

I would like to thank Professor Ionel Haiduc, Chemistry Department, Bahes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, for help in compiling data for the binary and hydride sections of this review article. 

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