Ir-catalyzed C-H activation in the synthesis of borylated ferrocenes and half sandwich compounds
The complex generated from 1/2 [Ir(OMe)(cod)]2 and 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine catalyzes the regioselective borylation of ferrocenes, CpMn(CO)3 and CpMo(CO)3CH 3 with a stoichiometric amount of B2pin2.