Original Russian Text © 2014 I. A. Baidina, A. I. Smolentsev, A. V. Belyaev. STRUCTURAL STUDY OF COMPLEX [Rh(NH 3 ) 5 (NO 2 )](NO 3 ) 2 ⋅H 2 O, [Rh(NH 3 ) 5 (NO 2 )][Pd(NO 2 ) 4 ], AND K 2 [Rh(NH 3 )(NO 2 ) 5 ]⋅H 2 O SALTS I. A. Baidina, A. I. Smolentsev, and A. V. Belyaev UDC 546.97′32′36′57:541.486-163.2 Compounds [Rh(NH 3 ) 5 (NO 2 )](NO 3 ) 2 ⋅H 2 O (I) with a = 7.6230(3) Å, b = 7.6230(3) Å, c = 10.3584(4) Å, space group I-42m, Z = 2, d calc = 2.026 g/cm 3 , V = 601.93(4) Å 3 , Rh-NH 3 eq = 2.074 Å, Rh-NH 3 ax (NO 2 ) = 2.048 Å; [Rh(NH 3 ) 5 (NO 2 )][Pd(NO 2 ) 4 ] (II) with a = 8.095(3) Å, b = 22.422(8) Å, c = 7.887(3) Å, β = 98.559 (17)°, space group Cc, Z = 4, d calc = 2.461 g/cm 3 , V = 1415.6(9) Å 3 , Rh-NH 3 eq = 2.069 Å, (14) Å 3 , Rh-NH 3 ax (NO 2 ) = 2.094 Å, Rh-NO 2 eq = 2.030 Å are synthesized and studied using single crystal X-ray diffraction.Some complexes of a series [Rh(NH 3 ) 6-x (NO 2 ) x ] (3+÷3-) were synthesized as long as in the 20th century, but the structural study of the compounds of this series have been started fairly recently [1-3]. Due to their low solubility, the ammino nitrite complexes can be used to yield the target products in the rhodium refining processes. In the class of compounds under consideration, the bonding isomers can form in the synthesis. There is no information on the isomeric composition of the complexes in the literature.The work was devoted to the preparation and structural study of compounds of the series [Rh(NH 3 ) 6-x (NO 2 ) x ] (3+÷3-) with x = 1 and 5. EXPERIMENTAL In order to produce the crystals of [Rh(NH 3 ) 5 (NO 2 )](NO 3 ) 2 ⋅H 2 O (I), to an aqueous solution of [Rh(NH 3 ) 5 (H 2 O)](NO 2 ) 3 obtained using the technique described in [4], a portion of sodium nitrite (molar ratio Rh:NaNO 2 = 1:12) was added; then the solution was concentrated at 70 °C until the crystals began to form. After cooling the system to room temperature, the crystals were filtered off, rinsed with water, then with ethanol, and dried in the air. IR spectrum, cm -1 : ν(N-H) two components 3301÷3228, δ(N-H) 1625, ν(N-O) three components 1410÷1308, δ(N-O) 590, ρ(-NO 2 ), (NH 3 ) 854, 824, ν(Rh-NH 3 ) 475, ν(O-H) 3664. Chemical shifts (CSs, δ) in the 14 N NMR spectra of the saturated aqueous solution, ppm: K 2 NO − 83; 3 NO − 0.56; NH 3 eq 409; NH 3 ax 417.