J. Herbert, A. Kohler, A. Mcneill
Mar 30, 2005
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Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals
Abstract
Iridium(I) complexes 1, containing bidentate phosphines, and 3, with arsine ligands, are generated in situ. These species mediate hydrogen isotope exchange in a variety of aromatic substrates including benzyl ketones. Although the catalytic activities of complexes 1 and 3 are generally unexceptional, a logical step leads to the use of [ethylene-1,2-bis(diphenylarsine)](cyclooctadiene)iridium(I) tetrafluoroborate (5), which is an efficient catalyst for both aryl and benzyl ketones, and mediates exchange to a substantial extent in other substrates also. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.