Isolation and structural characterisation of rhodium(iii) ?2-fluoroarene complexes: Experimental verification of predicted regioselectivity

Abstract

The isolation and solid-state characterisation of complexes featuring partially coordinated benzene, fluorobenzene and all three isomers of difluorobenzene are described. Supported by a DFT analysis, this well-defined homologous series demonstrates the preference for ?2-coordination of fluoroarenesviathe HC?CH sites adjacent to a fluorine substituent.