An Operationally Unsaturated Iridium-Pincer Complex That C-H Activates Methane and Ethane in the Crystalline Solid-State.

ABSTRACT: The known complex [Ir(^tBu-PONOP)MeH][BAr^F₄], 1[BAr^F₄] [^tBu-PONOP = κ³-2,6-(^tBu₂PO)₂C₅H₃N); Ar^F = 3,5-(CF₃)₂(C₆H₃); J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 8603], is a robust precursor for in crystallo single-crystal to single-crystal (SC-SC) C-H activation of methane and ethane at 80 °C. This contrasts with the reported solution (CD₂Cl₂) behavior, where 1[BAr^F₄] decomposes by methane loss. Crystalline 1[BAr^F₄] is accessed

SUBMITTER: Gyton MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11912492 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature