Reaction of Rh(I) -hydride complexes RhH(P(z'-Pr)3)3, RhH(N2)(PPh(r-611)2)2, and Rh2H2(q-N2)(P(c-C6Hl ,)3)4 with CO? in the presence of H?0 has been found to afford novel dihydrido bicarbonato complexes RhH2(0?C0H)L2 (1, L = P(/-Pr)3; 2, L = PPh(r-Bu)2; 3, L = P(c-C6H 11)3). The crystal and molecular structure of 1 has been determined at -160 °C.The complex RhH2(0?COH)(P(/-Pr)3)2 (1) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C\h-P2\/c, with four formula units in a cell of dimensions a = 15.82 (I) Á, b = 10.88 (1) A, c = I 5.49 (1) Á, ß = 1 14.5 (1)°, V = 2428 Á3. In the solid state 1 consists of distorted octahedral Rh(III) centers coupled by intermolecular hydrogen bonding between bicarbonato ligands. These dihydrido bicarbonato complexes, and analogous dihydrido formato complexes, reduce C02 to form Rh(l) carbonyl bicarbonato and formato complexes and H20. 1587 s b 1338 s 792 m RhH2(02C0H)[PPh(z-Bu)2]2 (2) 2145 m,2220 m 2660 m 1583 s b 1340 s 802 m RhH2(02C0H)[P(c-C6HM)3]2(3)2138 m, 2158 m( (2110, 2160) 2640 m 1585 s 1410 w 1340 s 790 m Rh(C0)(02C0H)[P(c-C6Hn)3]2(6) 1942 s 2650 w 1608 s 1420 s 1355 s 821 m Rh(C0)(02C0D)[P(c-C6Hn)3]2 1942 s 2087 w 1590 s 1062 s 1405 s 821 m Rh(13CO)(G2'3COH)[P(c-C6H,,),]2 1900 s 2657 w 1575 s 1402 w 1345 s 822 m Rh(CO)(02COH)[P(Z-Pr)3]2 (7) 1952 s 2600 w 1615 s 1413 s 1350 s 823 m Rh(C0)(02C0H)(PPh3), 1968 s 2650 w 1600 s 1430 sd 1350 s 819 m (OsCOH)22" <• 2620 w 1618 s 1405 s 1367 s 830 m (OsCOD)22" f 2055 w 1615 s 1050 s 1392 s 830 m "stretching; 5, in-plane bending; tt, out-of-plane bending. * The band probably overlaps with that of Nujol. ' Sample recrystallized from toluene. The value in parentheses is for the sample recrystallized from THF. d The band is a composite of 50ho and Pp-ph. *' Reference 46.