Removal of an acetato ligand from dirhodium(II) acetato complexes with thioethers of thegeneral structure [Rh
2(
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-OAc)
4(RSCH
2Z)
2] yields the cationic complexes [Rh
2(
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-OAc)
3(RSCH
2Z)
2](BF
4) (R = Me, Ph; Z = C(O)OEt, CH
2C(O)OMe). The methylthio complex withZ = C(O)OEt has been structurally characterized and found to exhibit an unusual bidentateO-S coordination of the oxo thioether ligands. Preliminary tests indicate that the complexis a promising catalyst of the silylformylation or hydrosilylation of 1-hexyne with dimethylphenylsilane.