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Binuclear Oxidative Addition of Hydrogen in Diamidonaphthalene‐Bridged Diiridium Complexes
Author(s) -
Jiménez M. Victoria,
Sola Eduardo,
López José A.,
Lahoz Fernando J.,
Oro Luis A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3765(19980807)4:8<1398::aid-chem1398>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - oxidative addition , oxidative phosphorylation , chemistry , hydrogen , crystallography , organic chemistry , catalysis , biochemistry
Binuclear iridium (ii) complexes readily activate H 2 , in contrast to the behavior of related diiridium( I ) species. The reaction occurs at the pocket of the binuclear complex to produce dihydridoiridium( III ) complexes containing a bridging and a terminal hydride. Due to their Brønsted acidity, these dihydrido complexes can react with a second molecule of H 2 to form trihydrido complexes. This process implies the heterolytic activation of hydrogen.