Dichlorotetrakis(pyridine)rhodium(III) chloride explained
Dichlorotetrakis(pyridine)rhodium(III) chloride is the chloride salt of the coordination complex with the formula [RhCl<sub>2</sub>(pyridine)<sub>4</sub>]+. Various hydrates are known, but all are yellow solids. The tetrahydrate initially crystallizes from water.[1] The tetrahydrate converts to the monohydrate upon vacuum drying at 100 °C.
The hydrates of [RhCl<sub>2</sub>(pyridine)<sub>4</sub>]Cl are prepared by heating rhodium trichloride with an excess of pyridine in the presence of a catalytic amount of a reductant.[2]
Related complexes
The molecular complex RhCl3(pyridine)3 is an intermediate in the synthesis of [RhCl<sub>2</sub>(pyridine)<sub>4</sub>]Cl.[3]
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