Serendipitous preparation of fac-(acetonitrile-κN)trichlorido[(1,2,5,6-η)-cycloocta-1,5-diene]iridium(III)

Serendipitous preparation of fac-(acetonitrile-κN)trichlorido[(1,2,5,6-η)-cycloocta-1,5-diene]iridium(III)

A reaction between [(COD)IrCl]2 (COD is cycloocta-1,5-diene), HCl and indene failed to provide the hoped for chloridoindenyliridium dimer, but instead produced the title compound, [IrCl3(CH3CN)(C8H12)], which is an octahedral complex of iridium(III) with a chelating cycloocta-1,5-diene ligand, three...

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Main Authors: David M. Morris, Joseph S. Merola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2015-04-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications
Subjects:
crystal structure
iridium
cyclooctadiene
acetonitrile
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2056989015004855
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Summary:A reaction between [(COD)IrCl]2 (COD is cycloocta-1,5-diene), HCl and indene failed to provide the hoped for chloridoindenyliridium dimer, but instead produced the title compound, [IrCl3(CH3CN)(C8H12)], which is an octahedral complex of iridium(III) with a chelating cycloocta-1,5-diene ligand, three chloride ligands in a fac arrangement, and one acetonitrile ligand. Attempts to devise a rational synthesis for the title compound were unsuccessful.
ISSN:2056-9890

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