An unprecedented, figure-of-eight, dinuclear iridium(I) dicarbene and new iridium(III) 'pincer' complexes

Matthieu Raynal, Catherine S. J. Cazin, Christophe Vallee, Helene Olivier-Bourbigou, Pierre Braunstein

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Abstract

An unusual dinuclear Ir(I) complex bridged by two N-heterocyclic biscarbene ligands, forming a 20-membered, figure-of-eight dimetallacycle, and new CNHCCCNHC pincer complexes of Ir(III) have been obtained directly from the bis(imidazolium) precursors and [Ir(mu-CI)(cod)](2).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3983-3985
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number34
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Sept 2008

Keywords

  • N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES
  • OXIDATIVE ADDITION
  • CATALYTIC-ACTIVITY
  • ORGANOMETALLIC CATALYSIS
  • RHODIUM COMPLEXES
  • NHC LIGANDS
  • RH
  • ACTIVATION
  • HYDROSILYLATION
  • ALKYNES

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