Issue 31, 2018

Hydrogenation of an iridium-coordinated imidazol-2-ylidene ligand fragment

Abstract

An iridium complex featuring a metalated lutidine-derived CNP ligand reacts with KOtBu to yield a dimeric species with the two metal centers bound to the opposite ligands through the CHN arms. Furthermore, reaction with H2 in the presence of KOtBu of the same iridium derivative results in the hydrogenation of the –CH[double bond, length as m-dash]CH– imidazolylidene moiety of the complex. NMR spectroscopy monitoring of the latter reaction supports the initial formation of a dihydride iridium complex containing an imidazolylidene ligand fragment that is hydrogenated after prolonged reaction time.

Graphical abstract: Hydrogenation of an iridium-coordinated imidazol-2-ylidene ligand fragment

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Jan 2018
Accepted
19 Mar 2018
First published
21 Mar 2018

Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 3843-3846

Hydrogenation of an iridium-coordinated imidazol-2-ylidene ligand fragment

M. Hernández-Juárez, J. López-Serrano, P. González-Herrero, N. Rendón, E. Álvarez, M. Paneque and A. Suárez, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 3843 DOI: 10.1039/C8CC00420J

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