Solution and solid-state structures for the pair ofco
mplexes Rh{P(Cyp
2)(
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2-C
5H
7)}{
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6-(C
6H
3(CF
3)
2)BAr
F3} andRh{P(Cyp
2)(
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2-C
5H
7)}(1-
closo-CB
11H
6Br
6), which contain boundweakly coordinating anions, are reported. While ther
moche
micaldata show that enthalpically [1-
closo-CB
11H
6Br
6]
- binds lessstrongly with the
metal frag
ment and it is the large entropyloss for the overall process of coordination of the [BAr
F4]
-anion that results in the latter anion being ther
modyna
mically
more weakly coordinating. Qualitative kinetic data arising fro
mreaction with H
2 indicates that the carborane anion is displaced
more readily, attributable to the ability of the carborane to lifta Rh-Br interaction.