ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF COORDINATION COMPOUNDS XXII. ELECTROGENERATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MONOMERIC IRIDIUM(II) ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEXES +

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(85)87453-2

Vaska type organometallic complexes trans-Ir(R)(CO)(PPh3)2 (R = CH3, CH2CN, C6H5) are oxidized in 1,2-dichloroethane containing PPh3 in two one-electron steps, the first involving addition of PPh3 prior to reversible electron transfer.One-electron electro