Unexpected alkyl isomerization at the silicon ligand of an unsaturated Rh complex: combined experiment and theory

Abstract

The formation of dimer [ClRh(κ3(P,Si,Si)PhP(o-C6H4CH2SiiPr2)(o-C6H4CH2SiiPrnPr)]2 (Rh-3) with an n-propyl group on one of the silicon atoms as a minor product was affected from the reaction of [RhCl(COD)]2 and proligand PhP(o-C6H4CH2SiHiPr2)2,...