February 3, 1995
View Full PaperDirect Observation of OH Reductive Elimination from IrIII Complexes
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Abstract
Elimination of alcohols from the IrIII complexes 1 to give 2 is feasible and competes favorably with β-H elimination to give 3. This supports proposals that OH reductive elimination is the product-forming step in industrially important processes such as CO hydrogenation and alcohol homologation. The ancillary π-donating chloride has a paramount role in this process. L PEt3, PMe3.