Intra- and Intermolecular C-H Activation by Bis(phenolate)pyridineiridium(III) Complexes
Intra- and Intermolecular C-H Activation by Bis(phenolate)pyridineiridium(III) Complexes
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DOI:
10.1021/om201069k
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发表时间:
2011-12-26
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2.8
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Labinger, Jay A.
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作者:
Fu, Ross;Bercaw, John E.;Labinger, Jay A.
A bis(phenolate)pyridine pincer ligand (henceforth abbreviated as ONO) has been employed to support a variety of iridium complexes in oxidation states I, III, and IV. Complexes (ONO)IrL2Me (L = PPh3, PEt3) react with 12 to cleave the Ir-C bond and liberate MeI, apparently via a mechanism beginning with electron transfer to generate an intermediate Ir(IV) complex, which can be isolated and characterized for the case L = PEt3. The PPh3 complex is transformed in benzene at 65 degrees C to the corresponding phenyl complex, with loss of methane, and subsequently to a species resulting from metalation of a PPh3 ligand. Labeling and kinetics studies indicate that PPh3 is the initial site of C-H activation, even though the first observed product is that resulting from intermolecular benzene activation. C-H activation of acetonitrile has also been observed.