Carboxamide substituted tetramethylcyclopentadiene – synthesis, characterisation and its iridium(iii) complex catalysed reduction of imines

Abstract

The novel dimeric iodo-iridium(III) complex, [Ir(Cp*CONMe2)I2]2, (Cp*CONMe2 = 5-N,N-2,3,4,5-hexamethylcyclopenta-2,4-diene carboxamide) bearing an amide moiety within the tetramethylcyclopentadiene ring, has been synthesised and characterised. The ligand Cp*CONMe2 is synthesised as two...