metal-organic compounds
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The title compound, [Rh(C5H7O2)(C18H12Cl3P)(CO)], contains the bidentate acetylacetonate ligand coordinated to the RhI atom, forming a chelate ring [Rh—O = 2.0327 (15) and 2.0613 (14) Å]. The RhI atom is additionally coordinated by one P [Rh—P = 2.2281 (6) Å] and one carbonyl C [Rh—C = 1.812 (2) Å] atom, resulting in a slightly distorted square-planar geometry. The molecules are packed to minimize steric hindrance with the phosphanes positioned above and below the slightly distorted square geometrical plane.