title: Chlorination of (Phebox)Ir(mesityl)(OAc) by Thionyl Chloride.
abstract: Pincer (Phebox)Ir(mesityl)(OAc) (2) (Phebox = 3,5-dimethylphenyl-2,6-bis(oxazolinyl)) complex, formed by benzylic C-H activation of mesitylene (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene) using (Phebox)Ir(OAc)2OH2 (1), was treated with thionyl chloride to rapidly form 1-(chloromethyl)-3,5-dimethylbenzene in 50% yield at 23 °C. A green species was obtained at the end of reaction, which decomposed during flash column chromatography to form (Phebox)IrCl2OH2 in 87% yield.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers New Brunswick-Busch Campus, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. ilwdx0@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers New Brunswick-Busch Campus, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. alan.goldman@rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Alan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D054879:Halogenation; D007495:Iridium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D013461:Sulfur Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D014992:Xylenes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010080:Oxazoles; D013461:Sulfur Oxides; D014992:Xylenes; D007495:Iridium; C023589:thionyl chloride; C010219:mesitylene
keywords: chlorination; iridium mesityl; phebox ligand; pincer complex; thionyl chloride