title: An unprecedented, figure-of-eight, dinuclear iridium(I) dicarbene and new iridium(III) 'pincer' complexes.
abstract: An unusual dinuclear Ir(I) complex bridged by two N-heterocyclic biscarbene ligands, forming a 20-membered, figure-of-eight dimetallacycle, and new CNHCCCNHC pincer complexes of Ir(III) have been obtained directly from the bis(imidazolium) precursors and [Ir(micro-Cl)(cod)]2.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, Institut de Chimie, UMR 7177 CNRS, Université Louis Pasteur, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, F-67070, Strasbourg Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Matthieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raynal
authors.forename: Catherine S J
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cazin
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vallée
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Olivier-Bourbigou
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Braunstein