Aromatic iridacycles

John R. Bleeke

doi:10.1021/ar700071p

Aromatic iridacycles

John R. Bleeke

Department of Chemistry

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The first example of a family of related aromatic metallacycles has been synthesized, and the physical and chemical properties of its individual members have been investigated. The metallacyclic rings in these compounds are, in general, constructed from pentadienylor heteropentadienyliridium precursors via C-H bond activation processes. The molecules display the structural and spectroscopic features of aromaticity, including ring planarity, π-bond derealization, and diamagnetic ring current effects. The reactivity profile of the molecules is complex, reflecting the simultaneous presence of an aromatic ring and a reactive metal center.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1035-1047
Number of pages	13
Journal	Accounts of Chemical Research
Volume	40
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ar700071p
State	Published - Oct 2007

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