Ethylene dimerization: an alternative route involving vinyl hydride intermediates

Abstract
The new complex Tp*Ir(C2H4)21[Tp*= hydrotris(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)borate] rearranges thermally into the hydrido-allyl Tp*Ir(H)(η3-CH2CHCHMe)2(cyclohexane, 60 °C, 15 h) through the intermediate vinyl-hydride Tp*Ir(H)(CHCH2)(C2H4)3, as demonstrated by an independant synthesis of 3 and its clean conversion into 2.

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