Activation of molecular hydrogen by cationic iridium diene complexes

1 January 1976

journal article
research article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

No. 18,p. 716-717
https://doi.org/10.1039/c39760000716

Abstract

The cationic complexes [Ir(cod)L₂]PF₆(1; L = tertiary phosphine; cod = cyclo-octadiene) react with dihydrogen at –80 °C in CD₂Cl₂ to give cis-[IrH₂(cod)L₂]PF₆ complexes which revert to (1) on warming; at 0 °C in CH₂Cl₂ complex (1; L = PMePh₂) is a highly active hydrogenation catalyst.

Keywords

IRIDIUM
CATIONIC
IRH2
PHOSPHINE
REACT
OCTADIENE
CH2CL2
GIVE
REVERT