High resolution laser induced fluorescence spectrum of IrB in the spectral region between 545 and 610 nm has been recorded and analyzed. Reacting laser-ablated iridium atoms with 1% B(2)H(6) seeded in argon produced the IrB molecule. This is the first experimental observation of the IrB molecule. Four vibronic transition bands, (v,0) with v=0-3 of an electronic transition system, have been obse...

Recent development of the phosphorescent cyclometalated iridium(III) chelates has enabled, due to their advantageous electrochemical and photo-physical properties, important breakthroughs in many photonic applications. This particular class of 5d(6) ion complexes has attracted increasing interest because of their potential application in electroluminescence devices with a nearly 100 % internal ...

Reaction of (S)-2-ferrocenyl-4-(1-methylethyl)oxazoline with [Cp*IrCl2]2 in benzonitrile with KPF6 and NaOH gave (η(5)-(S)-2-(4-(1-methylethyl))oxazolinylcyclopentadienyl)(η(5)-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iridium(iii) hexafluorophosphate (68%). This transformation of an iron-based into an iridium-based metallocene proceeds via the rearrangement, with loss of cyclopentadienyliron, of an intermed...

We report herein the application of kinetically inert luminescent iridium(III) complexes as dual inhibitors and probes of beta-amyloid fibrillogenesis. These iridium(III) complexes inhibited Aβ1-40 peptide aggregation in vitro, and protected against Aβ-induced cytotoxicity in neuronal cells. Furthermore, the complexes differentiated between the aggregated and unaggregated forms of Aβ1-40 peptid...

A bis-cyclometalated iridium(III) complex with metal-centered chirality catalyzes the enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of ketones with high enantioselectivities at low catalyst loadings down to 0.002 mol%. Importantly, the rate of catalysis and enantioselectivity are markedly improved in the presence of a pyrazole co-ligand. The reaction is proposed to proceed via an iridium-hydride inte...

Transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric transformations of alkenes and alkynes can upgrade readily available unsaturated compounds to valuable building blocks for organic synthesis. Late transition metals supported by ligands, particularly palladium, rhodium, iridium, have traditionally been employed enantioselective functionalization alkynes, but these precious are costly. Silver is a much less ...

A series of chiral complexes the form Ir(NHC)2(aa)(H)(X) (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene, aa chelated amino acid, X halide) was synthesized by oxidative addition α-amino acids to iridium(I) bis-NHC compounds and screened for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation ketones. Following optimization reaction conditions, NHC, acid ligands, high enantioselectivity achieved when employing Ir(IMe)2(l-Pro)(H)(I...

Although quasi-amorphous iridium oxohydroxides have been identified repeatedly as superior electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), an exact description of the performance-relevant species has remained a challenge. In this context, we report the characterization of hydrothermally prepared iridium(III/IV) oxohydroxides that exhibit exceptional OER performances. Holes in the O 2p...

tions have been developed as fundamentally important crosscoupling reactions. In general, the heteroatom nucleophiles in these reactions have been largely limited to alkylamines, anilines, carboxylates and phenols. Our laboratory is interested in searching the synthetically useful heteroatom nucleophiles for the synthesis of functionalized allylic compounds (Fig. 1). As our successful examples,...

A cell permeable cyclometalated iridium(III) complex has been developed as a phosphorescent probe for cell imaging. The iridium(III) solvato complex [Ir(phq)2(H2O]2)] preferentially stains the cytoplasm of both live and dead cells with a bright luminescence.