The reaction of [Cp*IrCl2]2 with 2-methyl-1-butene-3-yne : formation of a η3-tetraenyl transition metal complex

• Main Authors: Mak, Garvin Kar Hang, Fan, Wai Yip, Sridevi, Venugopal Shanmugham, Leong, Weng Kee
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Chemistry and Biological Chemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79752; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18612
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Reaction of the dimeric species [Cp*IrCl2]2 with 2-methyl-1-butene-3-yne results in C–C bond formation between two alkyne molecules and their coordination to an iridium center to form a complex containing a η3-tetraenyl ligand. The reaction pathway has been studied experimentally and computationally...