Thiocarbonyl and related complexes of rhodium(I) and rhodium(III)

Summary The bulk of work described in this thesis concerns thiocarbonyl complexes of rhodium. A much smaller section is devoted to carbonyl complexes of rhodium. Chapter I commences with a review of chemistry of thiocarbonyl compounds. Chapter II deals with preparation and characterisation of cationic complexes of rhodium(1), [Rh(CS)L3]+ and [Rh(CS)L4]+ (L = phosphine donor ligand). These complexes were studied by i.r. and phosphorous-31 n.m.r. spectroscopy. Preparation of neutral thoicarbonyl complexes, RhX(CS)L2 and RhX3(CS)L2 (X = anionic ligand , L = phosphine ligand) is reported in chapter III. These complexes have been studied by i.r, phosphorous-31 and carbon-13 n.m.r. spectroscopy. The reactions of RhX(CS)L2 with tetracyanoethylene and sulphur dioxide have also been investigated. Chapter IV and V contain the results of crystal structure determination on a representative four and five coordinate rhodium(1) thiocarbonyl and carbonyl compounds. The last chapter describes the experimental methods used in the course of this research.