Novel C–H activation in a bis-tetrairidium carbonyl complex of the sandwich compound [Fe(η5-C5H5)(η5-P3C2But2)]: crystal and molecular structures of [Ir4(CO)11{Fe(η5-C5H5)(η5-P3C2But2)}] and [HIr4(CO)10-{µ-Fe(η5-C5H5)(η5-P3CH2(CMe2)CBut)}Ir4(CO)11]
Abstract
The syntheses and structural determinations of novel complexes of the type [Ir4(CO)11L]{L =[Fe(η5-P3C2But2)(η5-P2C3But3)] or [Fe(η5-C5H5)(η5-P3C2But2)]} and [HIr4(CO)10-{µ-Fe(η5-C5H5)(η5-P3CH2(CMe2)CBut)}Ir4(CO)11], involving an unusual C–H activation, are described.