title: Tautomerisation of 2-substituted pyridines to N-heterocyclic carbene ligands induced by the 16 e- unsaturated [Tp(Me2)Ir(III)(C6H5)2] moiety.
abstract: The complex [Tp(Me2)Ir(C(6)H(5))(2)(N(2))] reacts with several 2-substituted pyridines to generate N-heterocyclic carbenes resulting from a formal 1,2-hydrogen shift from C(6) to N. In this paper we provide a detailed report of the scope and the mechanistic aspects (both experimental and theoretical) of the tautomerisation of 2-substituted pyridines.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas and Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Américo Vespucio 49, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Conejero
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López-Serrano
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paneque
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petronilho
authors.forename: Manuel L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Poveda
authors.forename: Florencia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vattier
authors.forename: Eleuterio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Álvarez
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carmona