Rhodium - ₄₅Rh: compounds information

This section lists some binary compounds with halogens (known as halides), oxygen (known as oxides), hydrogen (known as hydrides), and some other compounds of rhodium. For each compound, a formal oxidation number for rhodium is given, but the usefulness of this number is limited for p-block elements in particular. Based upon that oxidation number, an electronic configuration is also given but note that for more exotic compounds you should view this as a guide only.

In compounds of rhodium (where known), the most common oxidation numbers of rhodium are: 3.

Hydrides

The term hydride is used to indicate compounds of the type M_xH_y and not necessarily to indicate that any compounds listed behave as hydrides chemically.

• none listed

Fluorides

• Rhodium trifluoride: RhF₃
• Rhodium hexafluoride: RhF₆
• Rhodium tetrafluoride: RhF₄
• Tetrarhodium eicosafluoride: [RhF₅]₄

Chlorides

• Rhodium trichloride: RhCl₃

Bromides

• Rhodium tribromide: RhBr₃

Iodides

• Rhodium triiodide: RhI₃

Oxides

• Rhodium dioxide: RhO₂
• Dirhodium trioxide: Rh₂O₃

Sulfides

• Rhodium disulphide: RhS₂
• Dirhodium trisulphide: Rh₂S₃

Selenides

• Rhodium diselenide: RhSe₂

Tellurides

• Rhodium ditelluride: RhTe₂

Nitrides

• none listed

Carbonyls

• Dirhodium octacarbonyl: Rh₂(CO)₈
• Tetrarhodium dodecacarbonyl: Rh₄(CO)₁₂
• Hexarhodium hexadecacarbonyl: Rh₆(CO)₁₆

Complexes

• Tripotassium hexachlororhodate: K₃[RhCl₆]
• Pentaamminechlororhodium dichloride: [RhCl(NH₃)₅]Cl₂
• Dirhodium tetracarbonyl dichloride: Rh₂(CO)₄Cl₂