title: Reactions of iridium hydride pincer complexes with dioxygen: new dioxygen complexes and reversible O2 binding.
abstract: The reaction of molecular oxygen with iridium pincer hydride complexes, ((tBu)PCP)Ir(H)(X) [(tBu)PCP = kappa(3)-C(6)H(3)(CH(2)P(t)Bu(2))(2), X = Ph, H, CCPh], results in O(2) induced reductive elimination and formation of the novel dioxygen complexes ((tBu)PCP)Ir(O(2))(n) [n = 1 (), 2 ()].
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, Washington, 98195-1700, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bridget Williams
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kaminsky
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Karen I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Goldberg