Chemical Communications

Efficient transfer hydrogenation of alkynes and alkenes with methanol catalysed by hydrido (methoxo) iridium (III) complexes

K Tani, A Iseki, T Yamagata

Index: Tani, Kazuhide; Iseki, Aika; Yamagata, Tsuneaki Chemical Communications, 1999 , # 18 p. 1821 - 1822

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Abstract

Hydrido (methoxo) iridium (III) complexes,[{Ir (H)(diphosphine)} 2 (µ-OMe) 2 (µ-Cl)]+ Cl– [diphosphine=(R)-BINAP 2a or= 2, 2′-bis (diphenylphosphino)-1, 1′-biphenyl (BPBP) 2b] catalysed transfer hydrogenation of alkynes with methanol to give trans-alkenes selectively; plausible reaction pathways are also proposed.