A highly stable adamantyl-substituted pincer-ligated iridium catalyst for alkane dehydrogenation

Benudhar Punji; Thomas J. Emge; Alan S. Goldman

doi:10.1021/om100145q

A highly stable adamantyl-substituted pincer-ligated iridium catalyst for alkane dehydrogenation

Benudhar Punji, Thomas J. Emge, Alan S. Goldman

Rutgers University

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Abstract

The adamantyl-substituted pincer-ligand precursor ^AdPCP-H [(^AdPCP = κ³-C₆H₃-2,6-(CH ₂PAd₂)₂); Ad = 1-adamantyl] has been synthesized by the reaction of 1,3-dibromoxylene with di-1-adamantylphosphine in the presence of triethylamine. Treatment of ^AdPCP-H with [Ir(COD)Cl]₂ (COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) affords the pincer-ligated complex (^AdPCP)IrHCl, which was crystallographically characterized. Dehydrohalogenation of (^AdPCP)IrHCl either with LiBEt₃H or with KO^tBu, under hydrogen atmosphere, yields the hydrides ( ^AdPCP)IrH₂ and (^AdPCP)IrH₄. ( ^AdPCP)IrH₂ catalyzes dehydrogenation of alkanes with a level of activity comparable to that of the previously reported ( ^tBuPCP)IrH₂, while it is thermally much more robust than the ^tBuPCP analogue, as well as ^iPrPCP or ^tBuPOCOP pincer complexes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2702-2709
Number of pages	8
Journal	Organometallics
Volume	29
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/om100145q
Publication status	Published - Jun 28 2010

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Punji, B., Emge, T. J., & Goldman, A. S. (2010). A highly stable adamantyl-substituted pincer-ligated iridium catalyst for alkane dehydrogenation. Organometallics, 29(12), 2702-2709. https://doi.org/10.1021/om100145q

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