[Rh(Cp*)Cl(
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-Cl)]
2 (Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) reacts (i) with [Au(NH=CMe
2)(PPh
3)]ClO
4 (1:2) to give[Rh(Cp*)(
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-Cl)(NH=CMe
2)]
2(ClO
4)
2 (
1), which in turn reacts with PPh
3 (1:2) to give [Rh(Cp*)Cl(NH=CMe
2)(PPh
3)]ClO
4 (
2), and (ii) with [Ag(NH=CMe
2)
2]ClO
4 (1:2 or 1:4) to give [Rh(Cp*)Cl(NH=CMe
2)
2]ClO
4 (
3) or [Rh(Cp*)(NH=CMe
2)
3](ClO
4)
2·H
2O (
4·H
2O), respectively. Complex
3 reacts (i) with XyNC (1:1, Xy = 2,6-dimethylphenyl) togive [Rh(Cp*)Cl(NH=CMe
2)(CNXy)]ClO
4 (
5), (ii) with Tl(acac) (1:1, acacH = acetylacetone) or with [Au(acac)(PPh
3)] (1:1) to give [Rh(Cp*)(acac)(NH=CMe
2)]ClO
4 (
6), (iii) with [Ag(NH=CMe
2)
2]ClO
4 (1:1) to give
4, and (iv)with (PPN)Cl (1:1, PPN = Ph
3P=N=PPh
3) to give [Rh(Cp*)Cl(imam)]Cl (
7·Cl), which contains the imam ligand(
N,
N-NH=C(Me)CH
2C(Me)
2NH
2 = 4-imino-2-methylpentan-2-amino) that results from the intramolecular aldol-typecondensation of the two acetimino ligands. The homologous perchlorate salt (
7·ClO
4) can be prepared from
7·Cland AgClO
4 (1:1), by treating
3 with a catalytic amount of Ph
2C=NH, in an atmosphere of CO, or by reacting
4with (PPN)Cl (1:1). The reactions of
7·ClO
4 with AgClO
4 and PTo
3 (1:1:1, To = C
6H
4Me-4) or XyNC (1:1:1) give[Rh(Cp*)(imam)(PTo
3)](ClO
4)
2·H
2O (
8) or [Rh(Cp*)(imam)(CNXy)](ClO
4)
2 (
9), respectively. The crystal structures of
3 and
7·Cl have been determined.