title: Activation of ethylene and ammonia at iridium: C-H versus N-H oxidative addition.
abstract: The ammine complexes cis-trans-[Ir(4-C5NF4)(H)2(NH3)(PiPr3)2] (3) and cis-[Ir(4-C5NF4)(H){(E)-(MeO2C)CCH(CO2Me)}(NH3)2(PiPr3)] (5) are generated on reaction of cis-trans-[Ir(4-C5NF4)(H)2(PiPr3)2] (1) or of the vinyl compound trans-[Ir(4-C5NF4)(H){(E)-(MeO2C)CCH(CO2Me)}(PiPr3)2] (4) with NH3, respectively. Photolysis of 5 gives complex [Ir(4-C5NF4)(H){kappa2-(C,O)-(Z)-(MeO2C)CCH(COOMe)}(NH3)(PiPr3)] (6). Treatment of the ethylene compound trans-[Ir(4-C5NF4)(C2H4)(PiPr3)2] (2) with ammonia yields C-H activation products such as the hydrido vinyl species trans-[Ir(4-C5NF4)(H)(C2H3)(NH3)(PiPr3)2] (7) and the cyclometallation products [Ir(4-C5NF4)(H)(NH3){kappa2-(P,C)-CH2CH(CH3)PiPr2}(PiPr3)] (8a, 8b). A subsequent reaction leads to the generation of the binuclear oxidative addition product of ammonia [Ir(4-C5NF4)(H)(-NH2)(NH3)(PiPr3)]2 (9).
authors.affiliation: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Brook-Taylor-Str., 2, 12489, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Marcel Ahijado
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Salomon
authors.forename: Ann-Katrin
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jungton
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Braun