Highly active iridium (I) complexes for catalytic hydrogen isotope exchange

Brown, J.A. and Irvine, S. and Kennedy, A.R. and Kerr, W.J. and Andersson, S. and Nilsson, G.N. (2008) Highly active iridium (I) complexes for catalytic hydrogen isotope exchange. Chemical Communications (London), 2008 (9). pp. 1115-1117. ISSN 0009-241X (https://doi.org/10.1039/b715938b)

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Abstract

Practically convenient methods have been developed for the preparation of new iridium complexes, possessing bulky N-heterocyclic carbene and phosphine ligands; these routinely handled complexes are highly active catalysts within directed hydrogen isotope exchange processes.