Reactions of organic halides with the carbonyl anions [M(CO)4]- (M = Rh, Ir). Crystal and molecular structure of [PPN][IrBr2(CO)2(CH2CO2Me) 2] and of [PPN][Ir(CO)2(CH<

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/om00118a006

By reaction of [PPN][Ir(CO)₄] (1, PPN = [(Ph₃P)₂N⁺]) with BrCH₂R (R = CO₂Me, CN, Ph), the anionic derivatives, all cis-[PPN][IrBr₂(CO)₂(CH₂R)₂] [