Rhodium and Iridium Amido Complexes Supported by Silyl Pincer Ligation: Ammonia N−H Bond Activation by a [PSiP]Ir Complex

Ir silyl pincer complexes insert into the N-H bonds of anilines and ammonia under mild conditions to form isolable [Cy-PSiP]Ir(H)(NHR) complexes that are resistant to N-H bond reductive elimination at room temperature, even in the presence of arenes, alkenes, and phosphines.