[N-[(1R,2R)-2-(amino-κN)-1,2-diphenylethyl]-4-methylbenzenesulfonamidato-κN]chloro[(1,2,3,4,5-η)-1,2,3,4,5-pentamethyl-2,4-cyclopentadien-1-yl]-rhodium Stereoisomer is a reagent used in inorganic reaction of sixteen-electron ruthenium and iridium amide complexes with acidic alcohols and intramolecular carbon-hydrogen bond activation.