The reaction of [Li{
2-OC(Mes')AsC(Mes')O}(OEt
2)], Mes' = C
6H
2Pr
i3-2,4,6,
with [{RhCl(COD)}
2],COD = 1,5-C
8H
12, in either a 1:1 or 2:1 stoichiometryyields the novel rhodium-diacylarsenido complexes,[{Rh(COD)}
2-
-Cl-
-{As[C(O)Mes']
2}] and
[Rh(COD){1-As[C(Mes')O]2Li(OEt2)Cl}], respectively. The X-ray crystal structure of each is described and mechanisms fortheir formations proposed.