Photolysis of [Rh(q5-C5Me5)( I ,2,5,6-q-C8F8)] i n the presence of PMe3 leads to the crystallographically characterized title compound which contains a unique example of a 1,4-q-cyclo-octatetraene ligand; this compound is an intermediate en route t o formation of perfluorobicyclo[3.3.O]octadienediyl complexes.Cyclo-octatetraene (cot) has been a ligand of great significance in the development of organometallic chemistry. Its flexible hapticity has enabled compounds exhibiting a variety of co-ordination modes to be isolated.l.2 The transition metal chemistry of the corresponding fluorocarbon octafluorocyclooctatetraene (ofcot) (1) is significantly different3--5 and has
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