Claims
- 1. Rhodium- and iridium-nitrogen complex compound selected from classes of compounds having the general formulae:
- (a) monometallic complexes, (L)MX(Y).sub.2, and
- (b) bimetallic complexes, (phenazine)[RhX(CO).sub.2 ], wherein
- M is a rhodium or iridium metal atom,
- L is a single ring or fused 2-, or 3-ring heterocyclic ligand comprising at least one 6-member ring which can be fused to one or two other 6-member carbocyclic aromatic rings, said ligand having only 2 nitrogen ring atoms in the same ring, at least one of which nitrogen atoms is bonded to a rhodium or iridium atom, with the proviso that the nitrogen atoms are in the 1,4-position,
- Y is uncharged monodentate ligand that fills only one coordination position of the metal atom and is selected from CO and mono-olefins which are unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl or phenyl, said mono-olefin being unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl or phenyl having up to 25 carbon atoms, and
- X is Cl, Br, I, or Cn.
- 2. Rhodium- and iridium-nitrogen complex compounds selected from the classes of compounds having the general formulae:
- (a) monometallic complexes, (L)MX(Y).sub.2, and
- (b) bimetallic complexes, (phenazine)[RhX(CO).sub.2 ].sub.2, wherein
- M is a rhodium or iridium metal atom,
- L is phenazine, phenazine oxide, or quinoxaline,
- Y is CO, ethylene, propylene, butylene, or styrene, and
- X is Cl, Br, I, or CN.
- 3. Rhodium- and iridium-nitrogen complex compounds selected from class of compounds having the formula:
- monometallic complexes, (L)MX(uncharged ligand) wherein
- M is a rhodium or iridium metal atom,
- L is a single ring or fused 2-, or 3- ring heterocyclic ligand comprising at least one 6-member ring which can be fused to one or two other 6-member carbocyclic aromatic rings, said ligand having only 2 nitrogen ring atoms in the same ring, at least one of which nitrogen atoms is bonded to a rhodium or iridium atom, with the proviso that the nitrogen atoms are in the 1,4-position,
- uncharged ligand coordinates to the central metal atom in the complex and is a di-olefin which occupies two coordination positions, said di-olefin being unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl or phenyl and having up to 25 carbon atoms, and
- X is Cl, Br, I or CN.
- 4. The complex compound (phenazine-N-oxide) RhCl(CO).sub.2.
- 5. The complex compound according to claim 3 wherein uncharged ligand is 1,5-cyclooctadiene, bicyclo[2.2.1]heptadiene, and 1,4-cyclohexadiene.
- 6. The complex compound (phenazine-N-oxide)RhCl(C.sub.8 H.sub.12) according to claim 3.
- 7. The complex compound according to claim 1 wherein L is phenazine, phenazine oxide, or quinoxaline.
- 8. The complex compound according to claim 1 wherein L represents a quinoxaline compound.
- 9. The complex compound according to claim 1 wherein L represents a phenazine compound.
- 10. The complex compound (phenazine)RhCl(CO).sub.2 according to claim 2.
- 11. The complex compound (phenazine)RhCl(C.sub.8 H.sub.12) according to claim 3.
- 12. The complex compound (phenazine)[RhCl(CO).sub.2 ].sub.2 according to claim 2.
- 13. The complex compound according to claim 1 wherein L represents a pyrazine compound.
- 14. The complex compound (quinoxaline)RhCl(C.sub.8 H.sub.12) according to claim 3.
- 15. The complex compound (phenazine)IrCl(C.sub.8 H.sub.12) according to claim 3.
- 16. The complex compound (phenazine)IrCl(CO).sub.2 according to claim 2.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 246,104 filed Mar. 20, 1981, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,414,376.
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