(N-Benzoyl-N′-phenylthiourea-κS)chlorido(η4-1,5-cyclooctadiene)rhodium(I)

Abstract

The title compound, [RhCl(C8H12)(C14H12N2OS)], is a rhodium(I) derivative with a functionalized thiourea ligand. Despite the presence of several heteroatoms, the thiourea ligand coordinates only in a monodentate fashion via the S atom. The geometry of the coordination sphere is approximately square planar about the RhI atom, with two bonds to the π-electrons of the 1,5-cyclooctadiene ligand, one bond to the Cl− ligand and one bond to the S atom of the thiourea ligand. The molecular structure is stabilized by intramolecular N—H...O and N—H...Cl hydrogen bonding. Intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions lead to the formation of layers extending parallel to (011).