A carbon−carbon bond is formed between the α-carbons of the alkenyl ligands of the cis-bis(ethenyl)iridium complex [Ir(−CHCH2)2(CH3CN)2(PPh3)2]+ (2) to produce the η3-allyl
complex [Ir(η3-CH3CHCHCH2)(NCCH3)2(PPh3)2]2+ (4) in the reaction of 2 with H+, and η4-butadiene complexes Ir(η4-CH2CHCHCH2)(A)(PPh3)2 (A = −CHCH-+NEt3 (6), −C⋮CR (7)) in reactions of 2 with terminal alkynes (RC⋮CH; R = H, Ph, and p-C6H4CH3) in the
presence of NEt3. The deuterium labeling experiments suggest an initial attack of H+ on
the β-carbon of an ethenyl ligand to lead to the C−C bond formation between the α-carbons
of the two alkenyl groups of 2 to produce 4.
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