Patent ID: 6031098
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: C07F

Abstract:
A compound of formula 1:Rh(R.sub.1)(R.sub.2)(R.sub.3).sup.3+wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently aryl, heteroaryl, substituted aryl or substituted heteroaryl of 1 to 5 rings, and R.sub.3 is a group of the formula ##STR4## where x and z are each independently an integer from 1 to 4 and y is an integer from 1 to 2, and R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 are each independently H--, halo, HO--, H.sub.2 N--, CN--, O.sub.2 N--, HS--, O.sub.3 S--, O.sub.3 SO--, --COOH, --CONH.sub.2, R, RO--, RNH--, R.sub.a R.sub.b N--, RO.sub.3 S--, RO.sub.3 SO--, --COOR, --CONHR, or --CONR.sub.a R.sub.b, where R, R.sub.a and R.sub.b are each independently lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, or phenyl, or two R.sub.4, R.sub.5, or R.sub.6 together form a fused aryl ring.