Abstract The reaction in dichloromethane between the chloro-bridged complexes [(η 6-pi PrC 6 H 4 Me) 2 Ru 2 (μ-Cl) 2 Cl 2],[(η 5-C 5 Me 5) 2 Rh 2 (μ-Cl) 2 Cl 2] and [(η 5-C 5 Me 5) 2 Ir 2 (μ-Cl) 2 Cl 2], and the ligand precursor, 3, 3′-[(1E, 1′ E)-{(methylenebis (4, 1- phenylene)) bis (azanylylidene)} bis (ethan-1-yl-1-ylidene)] bis (4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H- pyran-2-one)(LH 2), has yielded the corresponding neutral dinuclear Ru (II), Rh (III) and Ir ...
