title: CO2 fixation employing an iridium(I)-hydroxide complex.
abstract: The reactivity of a number of Ir(I) complexes towards CO2 is explored using [Ir(NHC)(OH)] as a key synthon. CO2 insertion into Ir-O and Ir-N bonds proved facile, yielding a number of Ir(I)-carbonates and -carbamates. Most importantly, reaction between CO2 and Ir(I)-OH led to isolation of the novel [{Ir(I)}2-(μ-κ(1):κ(2)-CO3)] complex.
authors.affiliation: EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK. snolan@st-andrews.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Byron J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Truscott
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Alexandra M Z
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Slawin
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Nolan