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Treatment of [IrCl(CO)(2)(p-toluidine)] with azine phosphines of type
Z,E-Ph(2)CH(2)C(Bu(t))=N-N=C(Q)R, Q = H or Me, R = an organic group, a
ctivates aryl, heterocyclic, alkenyl or aliphatic C-H bonds to give cy
clometallated iridium(III) hydrides.