Mono and dimetallic pyrene-imidazolylidene complexes of iridium(iii) for the deuteration of organic substrates and the C–C coupling of alcohols

S. Ibañez, M. Poyatos, E. Peris
2016 Dalton Transactions  
Two pyrene-NHC complexes of Ir(iii) and one di-iridium(iii) complex with a pyrene-di-NHC ligand have been prepared and characterized. Their catalytic activity in the deuteration of organic substrates, and in the β-alkylation of secondary alcohols with primary alcohols is described.
doi:10.1039/c6dt02942f pmid:27530887 fatcat:6hip6zf5orgwtmqprohcza4owa