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Insertion and other reactions of some hydroolefin complexes of iridium(I)
Drouin, Michel,Harrod, John F.
, p. 353 - 360 (2007/10/02)
A family of complexes IrH(CO)(Ph3P)2(ol), where ol is a monosubstituted ethylene, has been synthesized.Under an inert atmosphere the acrylonitrile complex undergoes clean decomposition to produce C2H5CN, half of the necessary hydrogen for the ligand reduction apparently being furnished by the phosphine ligand.The first step in the hydrogenation is insertion of of the unsaturated ligand into the Ir-H bond.The alkyl product is unstable but may be trapped by O2, to give the alkyl dioxygen complex, or by excess acrylonitrile to give the α-cyanoethyl acrylonitrile complex.Other ligands, such as CO and phosphines, displace the olefinic ligand more rapidly than insertion occurs.When ol=styrene, the complex is very unstable with respect to styrene dissociation and very little insertion is observed.Under O2, the styrene complex gives the first known hydridodioxygen complex IrH(CO)(PPh3)2(O2).The methyl acrylate complex exhibits behavior intermediate between that of the styrene and acrylonitrile analogues.
