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2-Aminoalkylpyridines [H2N(CH2)nC5H4N] (n = 1 or 2) react with [IrHCl{(PPh2(o-C6H4CO))2H}] (1a) in THF to afford hydridoirida-β-ketoimines [IrHCl{(PPh2(o-C6H4CO))(PPh2(o-C6H4CN(CH2)nC5H4N))H}] (2, n = 1; 3, n = 2) with intramolecular N-H···O hydrogen bonding and a dangling pyridine. In protic media 2–3 transform into [IrH(PPh2(o-C6H4CO))(PPh2(o-C6H4C=N(CH2)nC5H4N))] (4, n = 1; 5, n = 2) containing new terdentate PCN ligands in a facial disposition with the phosphorus atom trans to H and an iminoacyl fragment trans to the other phosphorus atom. The formation of 4–5 requires breaking of the hydrogen bond, isomerization, and dehydrochlorination of an intermediate iminium-acyl species to allow the coordination of the nitrogen atom of pyridine to iridium. The reaction of 1a with the N-substituted N-methylaminomethylpyridine allows the synthesis of [IrH(PPh2(o-C6H4CO))(PPh2(o-C6H4C=N(CH3)CH2C5H4N))]ClO4 (6) containing a PCN ligand with an iminium-acyl moiety trans to phosphorus. The reaction of [IrH2{(PPh2(o-C6H4CO))2H}] (1b) with 2-(aminoalkyl)pyridines [H2N(CH2)nC5H4N] (n = 1 or 2) in MeOH requires the presence of KOH to afford the hydrido derivatives [IrH(PPh2(o-C6H4CO))2(NH2(CH2)nC5H4N,κNH2)] (7, n = 1; 8, n = 2) were the ligands are amino-coordinated with a dangling pyridine. The reaction occurs with hydrogen evolution and transfer of hydrogen from a hydroxyl in the solvent to iridium. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis was performed on 3, 4, 6, and 8.

The acylhydridorhodium(III) complex [RhHCl{PPh2(o-C6H4CO)}(py)2] (1) reacts with 8-quinolinecarbaldehyde (C9H6NCHO) to afford mixed diacyl [RhCl(C9H6NCO){PPh2(o-C6H4CO)}(py)] (2) with acyl groups trans to chlorine and to pyridine. Complex 1 undergoes displacement of pyridine by 2-(aminomethyl)pyridine (ampy) or diphosphanes to give hydridoacyl neutral [RhHCl{PPh2(o-C6H4CO)}(LL)] [LL = ampy (3), bis(diphenylphosphanyl)methane (dppm, 5), 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)propane (dppp, 6), 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)ethane (dppe, 7)] with hydride trans to chloride. Complex 3 exchanges hydride with chloride to give [Rh(Cl)2{PPh2(o-C6H4CO)}(ampy)] (4). The reaction of 2 with bidentate N-donor ligands yields cationic mixed diacyl [Rh(C9H6NCO){PPh2(o-C6H4CO)}(NN)]+ species [NN = 2,2′-bipyridine (bipy, 8), ampy (9)]. Neutral or cationic diacyl complexes that contain two acylquinoline fragments can be obtained by the reaction of dimer [Rh(μ-Cl)(C9H6NCO)2]2 (10) with pyridine to give [Rh(Cl)(C9H6NCO)2(py)] (11) or with bidentate N- or P-donor ligands (LL) to afford [Rh(C9H6NCO)2(LL)]+ [LL = dppm (12), dppe (13), dppp (14), 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)butane (15), ampy (16), 8-aminoquinoline (17), biacetyldihydrazone (18), bipy (19)] with the acyl groups trans to LL. Complex 11 is highly fluxional in solution. At low temperatures, the acylquinoline chelate opens to allow an intramolecular exchange between 11a and 11b (ΔH‡ = 10.1 ± 0.2 kcal mol–1 and ΔS‡ = 1.0 ± 0.1 cal K–1 mol–1), and pyridine dissociation occurs at room temperature. All the complexes were characterized spectroscopically. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis was performed on 2.