Addition of OH- and alcohols or amines to -C N and -CH=CH2 groups of CH2=CHCN coordinated to Cp*Ir(eta(3)-CH2CHCHPh)

Hydroxide ion and alcohols or amines are added regioselectively to the -C=N and -CH=CH2 groups of CH2=CHCN in [Cp*Ir(eta(3)-CH2CHCHPh)(NCCH=CH2)](+) ( 1a). The unsaturated amido complex Cp*Ir(eta(3)-CH2CHCHPh)(NHCOCH=CH2) (2a) , alkoxo amido complexes Cp*Ir(eta(3)-CH2CHCHPh)(NHCOCH2CH2OR) (4, R = Me ( a), Et (b)), amino amido complexes Cp*Ir(eta(3)-CH2CHCHPh)(NHCOCH2CH2NR2) ( 6, R-2 = Met (a), (Me)(H) (b)), and an amino imino-ether complex [Cp*Ir(eta (3)- CH2CHCHPh)(NH=C(OMe)CH2CH2NMe2)](+) (8) have been prepared from the re actions of 1a with OH-, OH-/ROH (R = Me, Et), OH-/HNR2 (R-2 = Me-2, (Me)(H) ), and MeOH/NHMe2, respectively. Reactions of 2, 4, 6, and 8 with aqueous H CL yield Cp*IrCl(eta(3)-CH2CHCHPh) and quantitative amounts of H2NCOCH=CH2, H2NCOCH2CH2OR, H2NCOCH2CH2NR2, and MeOCOCH2CH2NMe2, respectively. Crystal structures of 1a and 4a have been determined by X-ray diffraction data anal ysis.