Cyclopentadienone Iridium Bipyridyl Complexes: Acid-Stable Transfer Hydrogenation Catalysts

• Published in: Organometallics Vol. 42; no. 15; pp. 1849 - 1853
• Main Authors: Marron, Daniel P., Galvin, Conor M., Waymouth, Robert M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 14.08.2023

The synthesis, structure, and reactivity of a series of cyclopentadienone and hydroxycyclopentadienyl 4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine (dmbpy) iridium complexes, (C5Tol2Ph2O)­(dmbpy)­IrCl (1), [(C5Tol2Ph2OH)­(dmbpy)­IrCl]­[OTf] (2), (C5Tol2Ph2O)­(dmbpy)­IrH (3), and [(C5Tol2Ph2OH)­(dmbpy)­IrH]­[OTf] (4...