CLEAVAGE OF BOTH ALKYL C-H BONDS AND ARYL C-F BONDS AND CONCOMITANT C-C BOND FORMATION IN A PENTAMETHYLCYCLOPENTADIENYLRHODIUM PHOSPHINE COMPLEX - X-RAY STRUCTURE OF [(ETA(5)-C(5)ME(3)[CH2C(6)F(4)P(C6F5)CH2](2)-1,3)RHCL]+BF4-
The reaction between bis(dipentafluorophenylphosphino)ethane, dfppe, and [{(eta(5)-C(5)Me(5))RhCl(mu-Cl)}(2)] proceeds with cleavage of two C-F bonds and two C-H bonds and formation of two C-C bonds to yield the ionic complex 1a.