title: Imine-functionalised protic NHC complexes of Ir: direct formation by C-H activation.
abstract: N-Arylimine-functionalised protic NHC (pNHC) Ir(i) and Ir(iii) complexes are obtained directly from neutral or cationic Ir(i) imidazole complexes using excess [Ir(cod)(μ-Cl)]2 or TlPF6, respectively. N-Arylimine-functionalised imidazolium salts lead to imidazole or pNHC complexes by competing N-H or C-H bond activation depending on the type of imidazolium counterion.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, Institut de Chimie (UMR 7177 CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, 67081 Strasbourg Cedex, France. braunstein@unistra.fr.
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Braunstein
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wesolek
authors.forename: Andreas A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Danopoulos