We present a free web application for the calculation of the buried volume (% V Bur ) of NHC ligands. The web application provides a graphic and user-friendly interface to the SambVca program, developed for the calculation of % V Bur values not only of NHC ligands but also of other classic organometallic ligands such as, for example, phosphanes and cyclopentadienyl-based ligands. To provide a reliable pro-
Complexes of iridium bearing NHC (NHC ) N-heterocyclic carbene) ligands were synthesized and fully characterized. The series [(NHC)Ir(cod)Cl] were obtained by simple cleavage of [Ir(cod)Cl] 2 . The [(NHC)Ir(cod)Cl] complexes were reacted with excess carbon monoxide, leading to [(NHC)Ir(CO) 2 Cl]. The infrared carbonyl stretching frequencies of these were recorded to quantify the electronic parameter of NHC ligands. X-ray diffraction study results allow for determination of NHC steric parameters within this series. These data allow for comparison with other ligand families.
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