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Rhodium

45
Rh
102.90550(2)

Compounds of rhodium:

rhodium (O) carbonyl

Formula as commonly written: Rh₆(CO)₁₆
Hill system formula: C₁₆O₁₆Rh₆
CAS registry number: [28407-51-4]
Formula weight: 1065.595
Class: carbonyl

Synonyms

rhodium (O) carbonyl
rhodium carbonyl
rhodium hexadecacarbonyl
hexarhodium hexadecacarbonyl

Physical properties

Colour: violet-brown to black
Appearance: solid
Melting point: 242°C
Boiling point:
Density:

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Element analysis and oxidation numbers

For each compound, and where possible, a formal oxidation number for each element is given, but the usefulness of this number is limited, especially so for p-block elements in particular. Based upon that oxidation number, an electronic configuration is also given but note that for more exotic compounds you should view this as a guide only.

Element	%	Formal oxidation state	Formal electronic configuration
C	18.03
O	24.02
Rh	57.94	0	[Kr].4d⁸5s¹

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the Rh₆(CO)₁₆ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Rh₆C₁₆O₁₆

mass  %
1066 100.0 __________________________________________________
1067  18.4 _________
1068   4.8 __
1069   0.7 
1070   0.1

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

R.T. Sanderson in Chemical Periodicity, Reinhold, New York, USA, 1960.
N.N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw in Chemistry of the Elements, 2nd edition, Butterworth, UK, 1997.
F.A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, C.A. Murillo, and M. Bochmann, in Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
A.F. Trotman-Dickenson, (ed.) in Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry, Pergamon, Oxford, UK, 1973.
R.W.G. Wyckoff, in Crystal Structures, volume 1, Interscience, John Wiley & Sons, 1963.
A.R.West in Basic solid state chemistry Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
J.D.H. Donnay, (ed.) in Crystal data determinative tables, ACA monograph number 5, American Crystallographic Association, USA, 1963.
D.R. Lide, (ed.) in Chemical Rubber Company handbook of chemistry and physics, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 77th edition, 1996.
J.W. Mellor in A comprehensive treatise on inorganic and theoretical chemistry, volumes 1-16, Longmans, London, UK, 1922-1937.
J.E. Macintyre (ed.) in Dictionary of inorganic compounds, volumes 1-3, Chapman & Hall, London, UK, 1992.

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