(3-Methyl­benzo­nitrile-1κN)-cis-tetra­kis(μ-N-phenyl­acetamidato)-1:2κ⁴N:O;1:2κ⁴O:N-dirhodium(II)(Rh—Rh)

The complex molecule of the title compound, [Rh₂{N(C₆H₅)COCH₃}₄(NCC₇H₇)], has crystallographically-imposed mirror symmetry. The four acetamide ligands bridging the dirhodium core are arranged in a 2,2-cis manner with two N atoms and two O atoms coordinating to the unique Rh^II atom cis to one another. The N_eq—Rh—Rh—O_eq torsion angles on the acetamide bridge are 0.75 (7) and 1.99 (9)°. The axial nitrile ligand completes the distorted octa­hedral coordination sphere of one Rh^II atom and shows a nonlinear coordination, with an Rh—N—C bond angle of 162.8 (5)°; the N—C bond length is 1.154 (7) Å.