Interest in iridium and platinum has been steadily encouraged due to such unique properties
as exceptional chemical inertia and corrosion resistance, high biological compatibility, and …

Since their discovery in 1953, indenyl complexes of Group 9 metals have attracted much
attention, due to their high performances in many catalytic processes. The indenyl effect …

A practical complexation method for chiral cyclopentadienyl (Cpx) iridium and rhodium
complexes is described. The procedure uses the free CpxH with stable and commercially …

The controlled conversion of hydrocarbons to functionalized products requires selective C–
H bond cleavage. This perspective provides an overview of 1, 2-CH-addition of …

Methanol formation from [Cp* IrIII (NHC) Me (CD2Cl2)]+ occurs quantitatively at room
temperature with air (O2) as the oxidant and ethanol as a proton source. A rare example of a …

The Rh (III) complexes [(tbpy) 2Rh (OMe)(L)][X] n (tbpy= 4, 4′-di-tert-butyl-2, 2′-bipyridyl;
L= MeOH, n= 2, X= OTf (OTf= trifluoromethanesulfonate), TFA (TFA= trifluoroacetate); L …

The diiridium (I) μ-hydroxo complex [Ir (μ-OH)(cod)] 2 (1; cod= 1, 5-cyclooctadiene) readily
reacted with aqueous NaOH in DMSO-d 6 or NaN (SiMe3) 2 in THF to give the anionic …

The octahedral RhIII complexes [(tbpy) 2Rh (XH) 2][OTf] 3 (tbpy= 4, 4′‐di‐tert‐butyl‐2, 2′‐
bipyridyl; X= NHPh or OH; OTf= trifluoromethanesulfonate),[(tbpy) 2Rh (X) 2][OTf](X= NHPh …

REACTIONS OF TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES: 1. EFFECTS OF POLAR
MOLECULES ON CO INSERTION INTO METAL-CARBON BONDS. 2. SYNTHESIS AND …

Hydrogen generated from renewable energy sources is an attractive sustainable fuel that
does not contribute to either global warming or CO2 emission, in contrast to fossil fuels …