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Formation of Ethylene-Bridged Dinuclear IrIII Species via M−C Coupling of IrII and IrII(ethene)
journal contribution
posted on 2002-09-20, 00:00 authored by Bas de Bruin, Simone Thewissen, Tsi-Wai Yuen, Theo P. J. Peters, Jan M. M. Smits, Anton W. GalEthene dissociation from [(Mentpa)IrII(ethene)]2+, induced by coordination of acetonitrile,
causes a rapid and selective M−C coupling between IrII
and IrII(ethene), resulting in ethylene-bridged dinuclear
iridium(III) complexes of the composition [{(Mentpa)IrIII(NCMe)}2(μ2-C2H4)]4+ (n = 2, 3).