UV-light promoted C-H bond activation of benzene and fluorobenzenes by an iridium(i) pincer complex.

Simone A HauserJack Emerson-KingScott HabershonAdrian B Chaplin

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2018)

Iridium(i) carbonyl complex [Ir(2,6-(PtBu2CH2)2C6H3)(CO)] undergoes reversible C-H bond activation of benzene and a series of fluorobenzenes on UV irradiation. Exclusive ortho-selectivity is observed in reactions of fluorobenzene and 1,2-difluorobenzene.

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