Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl iridium dichloride dimer
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| IUPAC name
Di-µ-chloro-bis[chloro(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iridium(III)]
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| Other names
Dichloro(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iridium(III)
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12354-84-6  |
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| C20H30Cl4Ir2 | |
| Molar mass | 796.71 g/mol |
| Appearance | orange solid |
| Melting point | >230 °C |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl iridium dichloride is an organometallic compound with the formula [(C5(CH3)5IrCl2)]2, commonly abbreviated [Cp*IrCl2]2 This bright orange air-stable diamagnetic solid is a reagent in organometallic chemistry.[1]
Preparation, structure, reactions
The compound has C2h symmetry. Each metal is pseudo-octahedral. It was first prepared by the reaction of hydrated iridium trichloride with hexamethyl dewar benzene.[2] More conveniently, iridium trihydrate and pentamethylcyclopentadiene consistently gives the product in both high yield and purity according to this idealized equation:[1]
- 2 Cp*H + 2 IrCl3(H2O)3 → [Cp*IrCl2]2 + 2 HCl + 6 H2O
The two Ir-μ-Cl bonds are labile and can be cleaved to give a variety of adducts of the general formula Cp*IrCl2L. Such adducts undergo further substitution to afford cations [Cp*IrClL2]+ and [Cp*IrL3]2+. The chloride ligands can also be replaced by other anions such as carboxylates, nitrite, and azide.
Reduction of [Cp*IrCl2]2 under an atmosphere of CO affords the dicarbonyl Cp*Ir(CO)2], which can be decarbonylated to give the unsaturated derivative [Cp*Ir(CO)]2.[3] Treatment of [Cp*IrCl2]2 with borohydride under an atmosphere of H2 gives the iridium(V) derivative Cp*IrH4.
[Cp*IrCl2]2 is a precursor to catalysts for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones.[4]
