Binuclear [(cod)(Cl)Ir(bpi)Ir(cod)]+ for Catalytic Water Oxidation

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2011

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Dzik, W.I.
Calvo, S.E.
Reek, J.N.H.
Lutz, MartinORCID 0000-0003-1524-9629ISNI 0000000352600916
Ciriano, M.A.
Tejel, C.
Hetterscheid, D.G.H.
de Bruin, B.

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The binuclear iridium complex [(cod)(Cl)Ir(bpi)Ir(cod)]PF6 (bpi = (pyridin-2-ylmethyl)(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)amine; cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) reveals a noteworthy asymmetric binuclear coordination geometry, wherein the bpi ligand acts as a heteroditopic ligand and has an unusual π-coordinated imine moiety. This species is an effective precatalyst for water oxidation. After a short incubation time the catalyst reveals a turnover frequency of 3400 mol mol−1 s−1 with an overall turnover number >1000.

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Dzik, W I, Calvo, S E, Reek, J N H, Lutz, M, Ciriano, M A, Tejel, C, Hetterscheid, D G H & de Bruin, B 2011, 'Binuclear [(cod)(Cl)Ir(bpi)Ir(cod)]+ for Catalytic Water Oxidation', Organometallics, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 372-374. https://doi.org/10.1021/om100981v