(3-Methyl-benzo-nitrile-1κN)-cis-tetra-kis(μ-N-phenyl-acetamidato)-1:2κ(4) N:O;1:2κ(4) O:N-dirhodium(II)(Rh-Rh).

The complex molecule of the title compound, [Rh2{N(C6H5)COCH3}4(NCC7H7)], has crystallographically-imposed mirror symmetry. The four acetamide ligands bridging the dirhodium core are arranged in a 2,2-cis manner with two N atoms and two O atoms coordinating to the unique Rh(II) atom cis to one another. The Neq-Rh-Rh-Oeq torsion angles on the acetamide bridge are 0.

(3-Methyl-benzo-nitrile-κN)tetra-kis(μ-N-phenyl-acetamidato)-κ(4) N:O;κ(4) O:N-di-rhodium(II)(Rh-Rh).

In the title compound, [Rh2(C8H8NO)4(C8H7N)], the four acetamidate ligands bridging the dirhodium core are arranged in a 2,2-trans manner. One Rh(II) atom is five-coordinate, in a distorted pyramidal geometry, while the other is six-coord-in-ate, with a disorted octa-hedral geometry. For the six-coord-inate Rh(II) atom, the axial nitrile ligand shows a non-linear Rh-nitrile coordination with an Rh-N-C bond angle of 166.

cis-Tetra-kis(μ-N-phenyl-acetamidato)-κ(4) N:O;κ(4) O:N-bis-[(benzo-nitrile-κN)rhodium(II)](Rh-Rh).

The complex molecule of the title compound, [Rh2{N(C6H5)COCH3}4(C6H5CN)2], exhibits crystallographically imposed centrosymmetry. The four acetamide ligands bridging the dirhodium core are arranged in a 2,2-cis manner, with two N atoms and two O atoms coordinating to the unique Rh(II) atom cis to one another. The Neq-Rh-Rh-Oeq torsion angles on the acetamide bridges vary between 1.