1. A Cyclometalated NHC Iridium Complex Bearing a Cationic (η5‐Cyclopentadienyl)(η6‐phenyl)iron Backbone**.
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Malchau, Christian, Milbert, Tom, Eger, Tobias R., Fries, Daniela V., Pape, Pascal J., Oelkers, Benjamin, Sun, Yu, Becker, Sabine, Prosenc, Marc H., Niedner‐Schatteburg, Gereon, and Thiel, Werner R.
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IRIDIUM ,IRON ,TRANSFER hydrogenation ,ELEMENTAL analysis ,METHYL iodide ,IMIDAZOLES - Abstract
Nucleophilic substitution of [(η5‐cyclopentadienyl)(η6‐chlorobenzene)iron(II)] hexafluorophosphate with sodium imidazolate resulted in the formation of [(η5‐cyclopentadienyl)(η6‐phenyl)iron(II)]imidazole hexafluorophosphate. The corresponding dicationic imidazolium salt, which was obtained by treating this imidazole precursor with methyl iodide, underwent cyclometallation with bis[dichlorido(η5‐1,2,3,4,5‐pentamethylcyclopentadienyl]iridium(III) in the presence of triethyl amine. The resulting bimetallic iridium(III) complex is the first example of an NHC complex bearing a cationic and cyclometallated [(η5‐cyclopentadienyl)(η6‐phenyl)iron(II)]+ substituent. As its iron(II) precursors, the bimetallic iridium(III) complex was fully characterized by means of spectroscopy, elemental analysis and single crystal X‐ray diffraction. In addition, it was investigated in a catalytic study, wherein it showed high activity in transfer hydrogenation compared to its neutral analogue having a simple phenyl instead of a cationic [(η5‐cyclopentadienyl)(η6‐phenyl)iron(II)]+ unit at the NHC ligand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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