Concurrently Observed Activation of Aryl–oxygen and Alkyl–oxygen Bonds in The Formation of Rhodium(III) Complexes

Abstract The reaction of 2-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)benzothiazoline with [RhCl(PPh3)3] led to two rhodium(III) complexes, [RhCl(S–N–C(OMe))(PPh3)2] (1) and [Rh(S–N–O(OMe))(S–NH(OMe)2)(PPh3)] (2), accompanied by C(aryl)–O and C(alkyl)–O bond cleavage, respectively.