Acetonitriletrichloridobis(cyclohexyldiphenylphosphane)rhodium(III) acetonitrile disolvate

Abstract

In the title compound, [RhCl3(CH3CN)(C18H21P)2]·2CH3CN, the complex molecule lies on a twofold rotation axis that passes through the RhIII atom, one Cl atom, and the C and N atoms of the coordinated acetonitrile molecule. The RhIII atom is coordinated by two P atoms in trans positions, three Cl atoms and an acetonitrile molecule in a distorted octahedral geometry. Intramolecular C—H...Cl interactions are observed. The uncoordinated acetonitrile molecule is disordered over two sites with occupancies of 0.588 (4) and 0.412 (4).