Ionization energies of Rhodium and Iridium β‐Diketonates: On the nature of the last occupied orbital

Abstract
The first ionization energies of a number of (CO)2M(β‐diketonate) complexes (M = Rh, Ir) were measured by electron impact. The hypothesis of a first ionization from a molecular orbital with a significant participation of the central metal atomic orbital is proposed for these complexes. The results obtained previously with other metal β‐diketonates are shown to be consistent with the proposed rationalisation.

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