Figure 2.

Solid‐state structures of 7 and 8. Thermal ellipsoids drawn at 50 % and 30 % probability, respectively; anions, minor disordered components (1×tBu group in 7; 1×Ar′ and 1×CH₂CH₂ group in 8), solvent molecules, and most hydrogen atoms omitted for clarity. Selected data for 7: Rh1–C2 1.940(5) Å, C2–C3 1.204(8) Å; Rh1‐C2‐C3 176.6(5)°; Rh1–C4 1.983(5) Å, C4–C5 1.310(8) Å; Rh1‐C4‐C5 140.1(4)°, C2‐Rh1‐C4 96.6(2)°; Rh1–C6 2.435(5) Å, Rh1–N101 2.228(5) Å, Rh1–C109 2.066(5) Å, Rh1–C115 2.075(6) Å; for 8: Rh1–Cnt(C2,C3) 1.981(3) Å, C2–C3 1.255(4) Å, C2–C4 1.425(4) Å, C4–C5 1.338(4) Å; C2‐C4‐C5 124.7(3)°; Rh1–N101 2.105(2) Å, Rh1–C109 2.052(3) Å, Rh1–C115 2.042(3) Å; Py‐Rh‐C≡C twist 38.7(2)°.13