Stoichiometric and catalytic H/D incorporation by cationic iridium complexes: A common monohydrido-iridium intermediate

…, MB Skaddan, RG Bergman

Index: Yung, Cathleen M.; Skaddan, Marc B.; Bergman, Robert G. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004 , vol. 126, # 40 p. 13033 - 13043

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Abstract

A mechanistic study of the stoichiometric and catalytic H/D exchange reactions involving cationic iridium complexes is presented. Strong evidence suggests that both stoichiometric and catalytic reactions proceed via a monohydrido-iridium species. Stoichiometric deuterium incorporation reactions introduce multiple deuterium atoms into the organic products when aryliridium compounds Cp* PMe3Ir (C6H4X)(OTf)(X= H, o-CH3, m-CH3, p-CH3) react with ...