Abstract
The reactivity of the unsaturated five-membered iridathiacycle [formula omitted] (1) toward simple electrophiles has been investigated. Protonation occurs at the basic exocyclic methylene carbon, generating [formula omitted], the first example of a “metallathiophene”. In contrast, meth-ylation of 1 occurs at the nucleophilic sulfur center, producing [formula omitted]. X-ray crystal structures of 2a and 3b have been obtained.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 985-987 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Organometallics |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Apr 1993 |