Complete transligation of (AcO)4Rh2 applied onto λ-Al2O3 with 4-ethyl-2,6,7-trioxa-1-phosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octane

Complete transligation of (AcO)4Rh2 with 4-ethyl-2,6,7-trioxa-1-phosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octane was conducted in the solid phase on λ-Al2O3. The reduction of Rh11 to RhI on λ-Al2O3 at 130°C under the actionof the above-mentioned bicyclic phosphite is accompanied by the oxidation of the acetate anion to the acetoxyl radical. The oxidation products were detected by IR and ESR spectroscopy. 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol was used as a “spin trap” to identify stable secondary radical cations.