The reactions of water with a number of iridium(III) complexes relevant to the mechanism for catalytic methanol carbonylation are reported. The iridium acetyl, [Ir(CO)2I3(COMe)](-), reacts with water under mild conditions to release CO2 and CH4, rather than the expected acetic acid. Isotopic labeling and kinetic experiments are consistent with a mechanism involving nucleophilic attack by water ...

The objective of this study has been to compare treatment plans for patients treated with electronic brachytherapy (eBx) using the Axxent System as adjuvant therapy for early stage breast cancer with treatment plans prepared from the same CT image sets using an Ir-192 source. Patients were implanted with an appropriately sized Axxent balloon applicator based on tumor cavity size and shape. A CT...

Treatment of carbon-yl(1,2-diphenylpenta-1,3-dien-1-yl-5-yl-idene)bis-(tri-phenyl-phosphane)iridium, [IrCO(-C(Ph)=C(Ph)-CH=CH-CH=)(PPh3)2], with either bromine or iodine produced di-bromido-(1,2-diphenylpenta-1,3-dien-1-yl-5-yl-idene)(tri-phenyl-phosphine)iridium(III), [IrBr2{-C(Ph)=C(Ph)-CH=CH-CH=}(PPh3)], (I), and (1,2-diphenylpenta-1,3-dien-1-yl-5-yl-idene)di-iodido-(tri-phenyl-phosphane)iri...

Due to the high quantum efficiency and wide scope of emission colors, iridium (Ir) (III) complexes have been widely applied as guest materials for OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes). Contrary to well-developed Ir(III)-based red and green phosphorescent complexes, the efficient blue emitters are rare reported. Like the development of the LED, the absence of efficient and stable blue materials...

Microelectrodes implanted in cortical tissue have been shown to effectively send and record electrical brain signals. The limitation encountered in the past is the robustness of these electrodes. New flexible electrodes are being developed to solve this problem, but electrochemical (EC) measurements are a required step in the characterization of these microelectrodes before they can be implante...

N-Methyl-N-((trimethylsilyl)methyl)aniline was employed as reagent in visible-light-induced, iridium-catalyzed addition reactions to cyclic α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. Typical reaction conditions included the use of one equivalent of the reaction substrate, 1.5 equivalents of the aniline and 2.5 mol % (in MeOH) or 1.0 mol % (in CH2Cl2) [Ir(ppy)2(dtbbpy)]BF4 as the catalyst. Two major re...

Abstract High quality recording of neuronal activities and electrical stimulation require neurotechnical implants with appropriate electrode material. Iridium oxide (IrOx) is an excellent choice material due to its biocompatibility, low electrochemical impedance, superior charge injection capacity, corrosion resistance, longevity, stability. Plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PE-ALD) a su...

Light emitting organo-transition metal complexes have found widespread use in the past. The computational modelling of such compounds is often based on time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT), which enjoys popularity due to its numerical efficiency and simple black-box character. It is well known, however, that TDDFT notoriously underestimates energies of charge-transfer excited states...