Electrophilic ligand abstraction from electron-rich iridium(I) complexes with Me3SiOTf; evidence for direct ligand attack
Abstract
Me3SiOTf (Tf = CF3SO2) is a useful reagent for electrophilic abstraction reactions involving electron-rich complexes RlrLn(R = H, Cl, Me, Ph; L = PMe3, PEt3); direct external attack of Me3Si+ on R is probably involved.