Εniminium ions were prepared from the corresponding α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds (enones and enals), and were found to be promoted to their respective triplet states by energy transfer. The photoexcited intermediates underwent intra- or intermolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition in good yields (50-78 %) upon irradiation at λ=433 nm or λ=457 nm. Iridium or ruthenium complexes with a sufficien...

A long-lived aldol reaction-based iridium(III) chemosensor [Ir(ppy)2(5-CHOphen)]PF6 (1, where ppy = 2-phenylpyridine and 5-CHOphen = 1,10-phenanthroline-5-carbaldehyde) for proline detection has been synthesized. The iridium(III) complex 1, incorporating an aldehyde group in N^N donor ligand, can take part in aldol reaction with acetone mediated by proline. The transformation of the sp2-hybridi...

Aminocarboxylic acids, such as 2-aminobenzoic acid, react easily with [Ir(COD)(PMe3)3]Cl, (COD=1,5-cyclooctadiene), in THF to produce hydridoaminocarboxylato iridium(III) complexes in high yields. These octahedral complexes are formed via oxidative addition reaction of the O-H bond of the carboxylic group with the central metal. The starting iridium(I) complex losses t...

A thermally and air stable O-donor, iridium-methoxo complex is reported that undergoes stoichiometric, intermolecular C-H activation of benzene with co-generation of methanol and the iridium-phenyl complex.

A reliable, easily worked process for depositing coherent, compact and pore-free layers of iridium could, when fully developed, be the means of making use as never before of the outstanding and indeed unique characteristics of iridium. Iridium has a very high melting point2443OC-aIId as a platinum group metal it does not scale or tarnish when heated in air even to incandescence. I t is true tha...

Recently, oxides of Ir(4+) have received renewed attention in the condensed matter physics community, as it has been reported that certain iridates have a strongly spin-orbital coupled (SOC) electronic state, J eff = ½, that defines the electronic and magnetic properties. The canonical example is the Ruddlesden-Popper compound Sr2IrO4, which has been suggested as a potential route to a new clas...

The metal-rich intermetallic compounds NblrSi, NblrGe, and TalrSi were synthesized by arc-melting of the elements and subsequent annealing in glassy carbon crucibles in a high-frequency furnace. The three compounds were investigated by X-ray diffraction on powders and single crystals: TiNiSi type, Pnma, a = 641.27(3), b = 379.48(2), c = 727.70(3) pm, wR2 = 0.0773, 430 F 2 values for NblrSi, a =...

A DFT/TDDFT investigation was carried out on a series of homoleptic triphenylamine-featured Ir(iii) complexes [: (fac-tris[2-phenyl-4-(2-(N,N-diphenylamino)phenyl)pyridine]iridium(iii)); : (fac-tris[2-phenyl-4-(3-(N,N-diphenylamino)phenyl)pyridine]iridium(iii)); : (fac-tris[2-phenyl-4-(4-(N,N-diphenylamino)phenyl)pyridine]iridium(iii))] with one triphenylamine unit in the 2-phenylpyridine (ppy)...

Water splitting performed in acidic media relies on the exceptional performance of iridium-based materials to catalyze the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In the present work, we use in situ X-ray photoemission and absorption spectroscopy to resolve the long-standing debate about surface species present in iridium-based catalysts during the OER. We find that the surface of an initially metalli...