title: Iridium complexes bearing a PNP ligand, favoring facile C(sp3)-H bond cleavage.
abstract: Hydrogen iodide is lost upon reaction of PNP with IrI(3), where PNP = 2,6-bis-(di-t-butylphosphinomethyl)pyridine to give crystallographically characterized Ir(PNP)*(I)(2), which reacts with H(2) to give Ir(PNP)(H)(I)(2). Ir(PNP)(Cl)(3) is relatively inert towards the intramolecular C-H activation of the tert-butyl's of the PNP ligand.
authors.affiliation: The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, Florida 33458, USA. klokare@scripps.edu
authors.forename: Kapil S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lokare
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Muhammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yousufuddin
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Goddard
authors.forename: Roy A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Periana