Issue 26, 2017
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Chemical Communications

UV-light promoted C–H bond activation of benzene and fluorobenzenes by an iridium(i) pincer complex†

Simone A. Hauser,a   Jack Emerson-King,a   Scott Habershona  and  Adrian B. Chaplin ORCID logo *a  

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a Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
E-mail: a.b.chaplin@warwick.ac.uk
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Abstract

Iridium(I) carbonyl complex [Ir(2,6-(PtBu2CH2)2C6H3)(CO)] undergoes reversible C–H bond activation of benzene and a series of fluorobenzenes on UV irradiation. Exclusive ortho-selectivity is observed in reactions of fluorobenzene and 1,2-difluorobenzene.

Graphical abstract: UV-light promoted C–H bond activation of benzene and fluorobenzenes by an iridium(i) pincer complex

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC09807J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Dec 2016
Accepted
26 Feb 2017
First published
17 Mar 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 3634-3636

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UV-light promoted C–H bond activation of benzene and fluorobenzenes by an iridium(I) pincer complex

S. A. Hauser, J. Emerson-King, S. Habershon and A. B. Chaplin, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 3634 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC09807J

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