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Pentamminerhodium chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula [RhCl(NH3)5]Cl2. This yellow solid is an intermediate is the purification of rhodium from its ores. As shown by X-ray crystallography, the salt consists of the octahedral complex [RhCl(NH3)5]2+ and two chloride counterions. It forms from the reaction of rhodium trichloride and ammonia in ethanol.
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