An Efficient Synthesis of [Ir(cod)Cl]<sub>2</sub>and Its Reaction with PMe<sub>2</sub>Ph to Give<i>FAC</i>-[IrH(PMe<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>)(PMe<sub>2</sub>Ph)<sub>3</sub>]

Robert H. Crabtree, Jennifer M. Quirk, Hugh Felkin, Tauqir Fillebeen-Khan

Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry · 1982 · 66 citations · 14 references

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Abstract An efficient synthesis of [Ir(cod)Cl]2(l) from (NH4)2IrCl6 and aqueous isopropanol giving 92% yield is described. l reacts with PMe2Ph to give fac-[IrH(PMe2C6H4) (PMe2Ph)3]. This is the first case of cyclometalation of PMe2Ph.

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