title: Acidic iridium hydrides: implications for aerobic and Oppenauer oxidation of alcohols.
abstract: [Cp*Ir(H)(bpym)]+ and [Cp*Ir(H)(bpy)]+ are the first examples of iridium based catalysts for the aerobic oxidation of alcohols; the catalytic cycle proceeds via acidic hydrides. Deprotonation of the hydride leads to a highly oxygen sensitive Ir I species that regenerate the Ir III complexes upon oxidation with dioxygen.
authors.affiliation: Institute für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany. gabrielsson@iac.uni-stuttgart.de
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gabrielsson
authors.forename: Piet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Leeuwen
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kaim
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D007495:Iridium / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011522:Protons; D007495:Iridium; D006859:Hydrogen