Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl iridium dichloride dimer

Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl iridium dichloride dimer is an organometallic compound with the formula [(C5(CH3)5IrCl2)]2, commonly abbreviated [Cp*IrCl2]2 This bright orange air-stable diamagnetic solid is a reagent in organometallic chemistry.[1]

Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl iridium dichloride dimer
Names
IUPAC name
Di-μ-chloro-bis[chloro(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iridium(III)]
Other names
Dichloro(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iridium(III)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ECHA InfoCard 100.205.779
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2C10H16.4ClH.2Ir/c2*1-6-7(2)9(4)10(5)8(6)3;;;;;;/h2*6H,1-5H3;4*1H;;/p-4
    Key: PGQVOTGCKISIMD-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • c1(C)=c(C)c(C)=c(C)c1(C)[Ir](Cl)(Cl1)Cl[Ir](Cl)1C1(C)C(C)=C(C)C(C)=C1C
Properties
C20H30Cl4Ir2
Molar mass 796.71 g/mol
Appearance orange solid
Melting point >230 °C
Dichloromethane, Chloroform
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Structure

The compound has C2h symmetry. Each metal is pseudo-octahedral. The terminal and bridging Ir-Cl bonds have the lengths 2.39 and 2.45 Å, respectively.

Preparation, reactions

Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl iridium dichloride dimer was first prepared by the reaction of hydrated iridium trichloride with hexamethyl Dewar benzene.[2] More conveniently, the compound is prepared by the reaction of hydrated iridium trichloride and pentamethylcyclopentadiene in hot methanol, from which the product precipitates[1]

2 Cp*H + 2 IrCl3(H2O)3 → [Cp*IrCl2]2 + 2 HCl + 6 H2O

The Ir-μ-Cl bonds are labile and can be cleaved to give a variety of adducts of the general formula Cp*IrCl2L. Such adducts undergo further substitution to afford cations [Cp*IrClL2]+ and [Cp*IrL3]2+. The chloride ligands can also be replaced by other anions such as carboxylates, nitrite, and azide.

Reduction of [Cp*IrCl2]2 in the presence of CO affords [Cp*Ir(CO)2], which can be decarbonylated to give the unsaturated derivative [Cp*Ir(CO)]2.[3] Treatment of [Cp*IrCl2]2 with borohydride under an atmosphere of H2 gives the iridium(V) derivative Cp*IrH4.

[Cp*IrCl2]2 is a precursor to catalysts for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones.[4]

References
  1. White, C.; Yates, A.; Maitlis, P. M. (1992). (η5-Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)Rhodium and -Iridium Compounds. pp. 228–234. doi:10.1002/9780470132609.ch53. ISBN 9780471544708. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  2. Kang, Jung W.; Moseley, K.; Maitlis, Peter M. (1969). "Pentamethylcyclopentadienylrhodium and -iridium halides. I. Synthesis and properties". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 91 (22): 5970–5977. doi:10.1021/ja01050a008.
  3. Ball, R. G.; Graham, W. A. G.; Heinekey, D. M.; Hoyano, J. K.; McMaster, A. D.; Mattson, B. M.; Michel, S. T. (1990). "Synthesis and structure of dicarbonylbis(η-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)diiridium". Inorg. Chem. 29 (10): 2023–2025. doi:10.1021/ic00335a051.
  4. Ikariya, T.; Blacker, A. J. (2007). "Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones with bifunctional transition metal-based molecular catalysts". Acc. Chem. Res. 40 (12): 1300–1308. doi:10.1021/ar700134q. PMID 17960897.
  5. Shimogawa, Ryuichi; Takao, Toshiro; Suzuki, Hiroharu (2017). "Half-sandwich Cyclopentadienyl Iridium Dichloride Monomer Cp‡IrCl2 (Cp‡ = 1,2,4-tri-tert-butylcyclopentadienyl)". Chemistry Letters. 46 (2): 197–199. doi:10.1246/cl.160937.
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