Solvent/C60 exchange on Ir(CO)(PPH3)2(Cl)(η2-C60) and solvent/solvent’ exchange on Ir(CO)(PPH3)2(Cl)(solvent)

Consecutive C60 Fullerene Dissociation from Ir(η2-C60)(CO)(Cl)(PPh3)2 and the Oxidative Addition of Benzene

“…In addition, the production of organometallic fragments that will be solvated requires the use of expensive equipment, such as flash or pulse laser photolysis systems equipped with fast detection devices. To this end, we propose some simple kinetics experiments designed to explore the mechanism of C 60 fullerene-benzene exchange in Ir(η 2 -C 60 )(CO)(Cl)(PPh 3 ) 2 (6) and of the subsequent oxidative addition of benzene producing Ir(η 1 -C 6 H 5 )-(H)(CO)(Cl)(PPh 3 ) 2 as an educational activity for the inorganic chemistry laboratory. 1 Displacement of C 60 from Ir(η 2 -C 60 )(CO)(Cl)(PPh 3 ) 2 by benzene, followed by an oxidative addition of benzene can be represented by the following reactions:…”