Deprotonation of the double-bridging
μ2-CH2
complex
[Rh2Cp*2(μ2-CH2)2(μ2-SH)](BPh4)
(Cp* = η5-C5Me5) with
[Rh2Cp*2(μ2-OH)3](BPh4)
led to the isolation
of the trirhodium μ3-S complex
[Rh3Cp*3(μ3-η2-||-C2H2)(μ3-S)](BPh4)2, including an
acetylene ligand generated
by a unique C−C bond coupling and deprotonation of
two μ2-CH2 groups. The dynamic property
of the acetylene complex in both solution and the solid state was
studied by variable-temperature 1H, 13C, and
CP/MAS
13C NMR spectroscopy.
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