in methanol T=0°C; 37 h; Inert atmosphereReflux;

in methanol T=140°C; 0.05 h; Inert atmosphereMicrowave irradiation;

in benzene heating for 60 °C for 14 h;

HCl in water addn. of aqueous HCl to Ir-complex; pptn. of ((C5Me5)IrCl2)2, shaking with CH2Cl2, slow evapn., crystn.; elem. anal.;

in n-heptane; acetone to an acetone soln. of complex was added at -78°C a heptane soln.of SnCl4, allowed to warm slowly to room temp. and stirred for 1 h (ine rt atm.); filtered, volatiles were removed, the residue was washed with pentane and diethyl ether, crystd. from nitromethane and diethyl ether;

acetophenone in not given treatment of iridium compd. with acetophenone deriv. at room or refluxing temp.;

acetophenone in not given treatment of iridium compd. with acetophenone deriv. at room or refluxing temp.;

in water-d2 135°C; equil. const. given; partial deuteration of the ligands occurs;

in neat (no solvent) byproducts: n-hexane; in N2-filled drybox 2,5-dimethylthiophene was added to Ir-contg. compd.;the soln. was then freeze-pump-thaw degassed and H2 (1 atm) was added; heating in an oil bath at 120°C for 3 d; the soln. was concd. to dryness; the residue was dissolved in THF and eluted through aPateur pipet packed with silica using 20:80 THF:hexanes asthe eluent; the soln. was concd. to dryness; elem. anal.;

in hexadeuterioacetone byproducts: N-(2-methylvinyl)-2-phenylindole; soln. of Ir complex in acetone-d6 was heated at 323 K;