“…The intriguing properties of dirhodium complexes are derived from specific molecular orbital (MO) interactions (e.g., σ 2 π 4 δ 2 π* 4 δ* 2 ) between the two rhodium ions [8,9]. Further, on account of their chemical and water stabilities, these types of complexes have been recently utilized as robust building blocks for supramolecular complexes [10,11,12], coordination cages [13,14], coordination polymers [15,16,17,18], and porous metal organic frameworks (MOFs) [19,20,21,22]. The conventional synthetic strategy for paddlewheel-type dirhodium complexes involves a ligand-exchange reaction between dirhodium tetraacetate and organic carboxylic acids, at high temperature under inert gas.…”