Hydrogen shuttling: synthesis and reactivity of a 14-electron iridium complex featuring a bis(alkyl) tethered N-heterocyclic carbene ligand

Christina Y Tang; Nicholas Phillips; Michael J Kelly; Simon Aldridge

doi:10.1039/c2cc35947b

Hydrogen shuttling: synthesis and reactivity of a 14-electron iridium complex featuring a bis(alkyl) tethered N-heterocyclic carbene ligand

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Dec 21;48(98):11999-2001. doi: 10.1039/c2cc35947b.

Authors

Christina Y Tang¹, Nicholas Phillips, Michael J Kelly, Simon Aldridge

Affiliation

¹ Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.

PMID: 23128505
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc35947b

Abstract

Solvent dependent double C-H activation in an Ir(NHC)(2) system generates an agostically stabilized 14-electron complex featuring a face-capping bis(alkyl) tethered NHC ligand [NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene]. These activation processes are reversible, and the resulting ligand-derived hydrogen shuttle can be applied to the dehydrogenation of BN-containing substrates.

MeSH terms

Electrons
Heterocyclic Compounds / chemistry*
Hydrogen / chemistry*
Iridium / chemistry*
Ligands
Methane / analogs & derivatives*
Methane / chemistry
Models, Molecular
Molecular Conformation
Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis*
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

Heterocyclic Compounds
Ligands
Organometallic Compounds
carbene
Iridium
Hydrogen
Methane