Novel iridaboranes from the reactions of Cp*2Ir2HxCl4-x, x=0-2, with LiBH4. Existence of a concurrent reaction channel in the conversion of metal chlorides to metal hydrides

Authors
Lei, XJ Bandyopadhyay, AK Shang, MY Fehlner, TP
Citation
Xj. Lei et al., Novel iridaboranes from the reactions of Cp*2Ir2HxCl4-x, x=0-2, with LiBH4. Existence of a concurrent reaction channel in the conversion of metal chlorides to metal hydrides, ORGANOMETAL, 18(12), 1999, pp. 2294-2296
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
ORGANOMETALLICS
ISSN journal
02767333 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
12
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2294 - 2296
Database
ISI
SICI code
0276-7333(19990607)18:12<2294:NIFTRO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Reaction of either Cp*2Ir2Cl4 or Cp*2Ir2HCl3 with LiBH4 leads to formation of the new iridaborane Cp*Ir(H)(2)B3H7, 1 (a borallyl complex), in parallel with Cp*IrH4. In contrast, reaction, of Cp*2Ir2H2Cl2 with LiBH4 leads excl usively to Cp*Ir-2(2)(H)(3)B2H5, 3, which is isolobal with 1.