Dichloro and Ethylenediamine Rhodium(III) Complexes of Ethylenediamine-N,N'-di-${\alpha}$-butyric Acid

Dichloro and ethylenediamine rhodium(III) complexes of a flexible $N_2O_2$-type tetradentate ligand, ethylenediamine-N,N'-di- -butyric acid(eddb), have been prepared. Both s-cis- and uns-cis geometrical isomers have been yielded in the $[Rh(eddb)Cl_2]-\;and\;[Rh(eddb)(en)]^+$ complexes. Ir, pmr, and electronic absorption spectra are used to characterize the complexes obtained in this work.