%0 Journal Article %A G. H. Hetterscheid, Dennis %A Kaiser, Jasper %A Reijerse, Eduard %A P. J. Peters, Theo %A Thewissen, Simone %A Blok, Arno N. J. %A M. M. Smits, Jan %A de Gelder, René %A Bruin, Bas de %D 2005 %T IrII(ethene):  Metal or Carbon Radical? %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Ir_sup_II_sup_ethene_Metal_or_Carbon_Radical_/3300925 %R 10.1021/ja0439470.s002 %2 https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/5138659 %K MeCN %K C 2 H 4 %K type addition reactions %K CH %K ethene ligand %K NHC %K DFT %K III %K II %K tpa %K Ir %X One-electron oxidation of [(Mentpa)IrI(ethene)]+ complexes (Me3tpa = N,N,N-tri(6-methyl-2-pyridylmethyl)amine; Me2tpa = N-(2-pyridylmethyl)-N,N,-di[(6-methyl-2-pyridyl)methyl]-amine) results in relatively stable, five-coordinate IrII−olefin species [(Mentpa)IrII(ethene)]2+ (12+:  n = 3; 22+:  n = 2). These contain a “vacant site” at iridium and a “non-innocent” ethene fragment, allowing radical type addition reactions at both the metal and the ethene ligand. The balance between metal- and ligand-centered radical behavior is influenced by the donor capacity of the solvent. In weakly coordinating solvents, 12+ and 22+ behave as moderately reactive metallo-radicals. Radical coupling of 12+ with NO in acetone occurs at the metal, resulting in dissociation of ethene and formation of the stable nitrosyl complex [(Me3tpa)Ir(NO)]2+ (62+). In the coordinating solvent MeCN, 12+ generates more reactive radicals; [(Me3tpa)Ir(MeCN)(ethene)]2+ (92+) by MeCN coordination, and [(Me3tpa)IrII(MeCN)]2+ (102+) by substitution of MeCN for ethene. Complex 102+ is a metallo-radical, like 12+ but more reactive. DFT calculations indicate that 92+ is intermediate between the slipped-olefin IrII(CH2CH2) and ethyl radical IrIII−CH2−CH2· resonance structures, of which the latter prevails. The ethyl radical character of 92+ allows radical type addition reactions at the ethene ligand. Complex 22+ behaves similarly in MeCN. In the absence of further reagents, 12+ and 22+ convert to the ethylene bridged species [(Mentpa)(MeCN)IrIII2-C2H4)IrIII(MeCN)(Me3tpa)]4+ (n = 3:  34+; n = 2:  44+) in MeCN. In the presence of TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxo), formation of 34+ from 12+ in MeCN is completely suppressed and only [(Me3tpa)IrIII(TEMPO-)(MeCN)]2+ (72+) is formed. This is thought to proceed via radical coupling of TEMPO at the metal center of 102+. In the presence of water, hydrolysis of the coordinated acetonitrile fragment of 72+ results in the acetamido complex [(Me3tpa)IrIII(NHC(O)CH3))(TEMPOH)]2+ (82+). %I ACS Publications