1,5 Cyclooctadiene Complexes of Iridium: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reaction with Dihydrogen. An Experiment for an Integrated Physical/Inorganic Laboratory Course
John W. Logan and Mark Wicholas
Department of Chemistry, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225
An experiment for an integrated physical/inorganic laboratory course involving a sequence of reactions starting with the iridium(I) complex [Ir(COD)Cl]2, COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene, is presented. The crux of the experiment is the reaction of [Ir(COD)(Ph3P)2]BF4 with dihydrogen in a valve NMR tube in the absence of dioxygen and the determination of the coordination mode of dihydrogen, h2-H2 or dihydride, by a NMR T2 relaxation measurement.
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