The reactions of [Ir(μ-OMe)(cod)]2 with the N-allyl-substituted benzimidazolium salts 1-methyl-3-(2-propenyl)benzimidazolium iodide (2) and 1,3-di(2-propenyl)benzimidazolium bromide (3) have been found to afford the five-coordinated Ir(I) complexes [IrX(cod)(η2-C-NHC)] (X = I, NHC = 1-methyl-3-(2-pr...