The binuclear [
5-(1-ferrocenyl)indenyl]Rh(NBD) (
1), [
5-(1-ferrocenyl)indenyl]Rh(COD)(
1a), and [
5-(1-ferrocenyl)indenyl]Rh(CO)
2 (
2) complexes have been synthesized (NBD =norbornadiene; COD = cycloocta-1,5-diene). The crystal structure determination showed thatthe iron and rhodium nuclei are disposed in a
transoid configuration in
1 probably to avoidsteric repulsions. On the contrary, in
2 the metals are in a
cisoid configuration due to thepresence of stabilizing
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-hydrogen bonds between the CO's and the hydrogens of theunsubstituted cyclopentadienyl ring. The results of the chemical and electrochemicaloxidation of
2 are in favor of the existence of an effective interaction between the two metals.