Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.52, No.4, 1682-1684, 2013
Reactivity of a Mononuclear Iridium(I) Species Bearing a Terminal Phosphido Fragment Embedded in a Triphosphorus Ligand
The first example of an iridium(I) species bearing a terminal phosphido (PR2-) ligand is reported. This stable compound shows well-behaved reactivity toward various electrophiles, owing to its exposed phosphorus lone pair, allowing reversible protonation, selective alkylation, isolation of a phosphidoborane of iridium, and generation of a phosphido-bridged iridium(I)-gold(I) dinuclear species.