2-Dimethylaminopyridine (pyNMe2; py = 2-pyridyl) reacts with [H2Ir(OCMe2)2L2]+ (L = PPh3) to give a cyclic carbene complex [H2Ir(CHN(Me)py)L2]+via an oxidative addition, reversible α-elimination sequence.
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Lee et al. (2001) studied this question.