Contrasting reactivity of mono- and di-nuclear dihydrido-trans-bisphosphine-rhodium and -iridium complexes towards alkenes
Abstract
The binuclear rhodium complex Rh22+(µ-P—P)2(MeOH)4H4, (2), P—P = 2,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)furan, is inferior to monoclear models in hydrogen transfer to 3,3-dimethylbut-1-ene; related mono-and di-nuclear iridium complexes exhibit contrasting chemistry.