1: bis(η4-1,5-cyclooctadiene)-di-μ-methoxy-diiridium(I); 4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-dipyridyl / tetrahydrofuran / 4 h / 50 °C 2: chloro-trimethyl-silane; potassium iodide; water / acetonitrile / 25 °C 3: Pd0(tris(tert-butyl)phosphine)2; sodium hydroxide / tetrahydrofuran; water / 16 h / 70 °C View Scheme

1: bis(η4-1,5-cyclooctadiene)-di-μ-methoxy-diiridium(I); 4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-dipyridyl / tetrahydrofuran / 4 h / 50 °C 2: chloro-trimethyl-silane; potassium iodide; water / acetonitrile / 25 °C 3: Pd0(tris(tert-butyl)phosphine)2; sodium hydroxide / tetrahydrofuran; water / 16 h / 70 °C View Scheme

1: bis(η4-1,5-cyclooctadiene)-di-μ-methoxy-diiridium(I); 4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-dipyridyl / tetrahydrofuran / 4 h / 50 °C 2: chloro-trimethyl-silane; potassium iodide; water / acetonitrile / 25 °C 3: Pd0(tris(tert-butyl)phosphine)2; sodium hydroxide / tetrahydrofuran; water / 16 h / 70 °C View Scheme

1: bis(η4-1,5-cyclooctadiene)-di-μ-methoxy-diiridium(I); 4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-dipyridyl / tetrahydrofuran / 4 h / 50 °C 2: chloro-trimethyl-silane; potassium iodide; water / acetonitrile / 25 °C 3: Pd0(tris(tert-butyl)phosphine)2; sodium hydroxide / tetrahydrofuran; water / 16 h / 70 °C View Scheme