Strongly Polarized Iridiumδ−–Aluminumδ+ Pairs: Unconventional Reactivity Patterns Including CO2 Cooperative Reductive Cleavage

The iridium tetrahydride complex Cp*IrH 4 reacts with a range of isobutylaluminum derivatives of general formula Al( i Bu) x (OAr) 3– x ( x = 1, 2) to give the unusual iridium aluminum species [Cp*IrH 3 Al( i Bu)(OAr)] ( 1 ) via a reductive elimination route. The Lewis acidity of the Al atom in comp... View More