Chemical Communications

Hydrogen bonding-assisted tautomerization of pyridine moieties in the coordination sphere of an Ir (I) complex

G Song, Y Li, S Chen, X Li

Index: Song, Guoyong; Li, Yongxin; Chen, Shanshan; Li, Xingwei Chemical Communications, 2008 , # 30 p. 3558 - 3560

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Abstract

Ir (I)-induced tautomerization of a pyridine moiety to a carbene in 2, 3-bipyridyls has been successfully achieved where an amide group plays a key role as a hydrogen-bonding acceptor and the carbene tautomer is stabilized by both chelation effect and by hydrogen- bonding.