NaCl in 2-methoxy-ethanol refluxing IrCl3.3H2O and NaCl in soln. for 30 mins., cooling to room temp. and addn. of MeC(CH2PPh2)3, refluxing 16 h (olive-green soln. turned colorless, deposition of white ppt.) ; all operations under N2; cooling to room temp., collection of ppt., extn. with CH2Cl2, removal of CH2l2 in vauo;

in dichloromethane bubbling Cl2 through Ir-complex soln. at room temp., stirring (room temp., 2 h); pptn. on Et2O addn., filtration, washing (Et2O), drying (vac.); elem. anal.;

HCl in dichloromethane 1 equiv. of HCl gas; not isolated, detd. by (31)P-NMR;

in acetonitrile Ar-atmosphere; heating equimolar amts. of Ir-complex and Ag-salt (60°C, 1 h); filtration (Celite), evapn., suspn. in MeCN, centrifugation, decantation, evapn., washing (Et2O, hexane), drying (vac.), elem. anal.;