Tetra­kis[μ-N-(2,4,6-trimethyl­phen­yl)acetamidato]-κ⁴N:O;κ⁴O:N-bis­[(benzo­nitrile-κN)rhodium(II)](Rh—Rh)

The title structure, [Rh₂(C₁₁H₁₄NO)₄(C₇H₅N)₂], contains a dinuclear Rh complex of point symmetry -4 with an Rh—Rh unit and two benzonitrile ligands located in special positions along the twofold axis passing through -4. Four symmetry-equivalent mesitylacetamidate ligands bridge the Rh—Rh unit. Thus, each Rh^II atom has an approximately octa­hedral coordination by one Rh [Rh—Rh = 2.4290 (6) Å], two acetamidate O atoms trans to each other [Rh—O = 2.044 (3) Å], two acetamidate N atoms trans to each other [Rh—N = 2.091 (4) Å], and a benzonitrile N atom trans to Rh [Rh—N = 2.222 (3) Å]. The structure is held together by weak van der Waals forces.