Formation of unusual iridabenzene and metallanaphthalene containing electron-withdrawing substituents

Margarita Paneque; Cristina M Posadas; Manuel L Poveda; Nuria Rendón; Verónica Salazar; Enrique Oñate; Kurt Mereiter

doi:10.1021/ja035655p

Formation of unusual iridabenzene and metallanaphthalene containing electron-withdrawing substituents

J Am Chem Soc. 2003 Aug 20;125(33):9898-9. doi: 10.1021/ja035655p.

Authors

Margarita Paneque¹, Cristina M Posadas, Manuel L Poveda, Nuria Rendón, Verónica Salazar, Enrique Oñate, Kurt Mereiter

Affiliation

¹ Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio s/n, 41092 Seville, Spain. paneque@iiq.csic.es

PMID: 12914433
DOI: 10.1021/ja035655p

Abstract

A new route to irida-aromatic derivatives which consists of the oxidation of bicyclic compounds has been disclosed. The iridanaphthalene 3 experiences hydrolytic cleavage of the Ir-carboxylate moiety regenerating the bicyclic structure 5, whereas treatment of 5 with ClC(O)CO2Me yields back the metalla-aromatic 3.