In the absence of a steric directing group, iridium-catalyzed C-H borylation of N-protected indazoles occurs rapidly and selectively at C-3 and the resulting boronate esters can be utilized in a range of downstream conversions. The functional group tolerance of the iridium-catalyzed C-H borylation reaction enables simple and efficient multidirectional syntheses of substituted indazoles to be re...

Highly efficient iridium catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of simple ketones with ethanol as a hydrogen donor has been developed. By using chiral spiro iridium catalysts (S)- a series of alkyl aryl ketones were hydrogenated to chiral alcohols with up to 98% ee.

Molecular catalysts are known for their high activity and tunability, but their solubility and limited stability often restrict their use in practical applications. Here we describe how a molecular iridium catalyst for water oxidation directly and robustly binds to oxide surfaces without the need for any external stimulus or additional linking groups. On conductive electrode surfaces, this hete...

Oxotrimesityliridium(V), (mes)3Ir=O (mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl), and trimesityliridium(III), (mes)3Ir, undergo extremely rapid degenerate intermetal oxygen atom transfer at room temperature. At low temperatures, the two complexes conproportionate to form (mes)3Ir-O-Ir(mes)3, the 2,6-dimethylphenyl analogue of which has been characterized crystallographically. Variable-temperature NMR measurem...

The long-term performance of two high impedance, steroid-eluting, passive-fixation ventricular leads, porous platinum iridium electrode CPI Selute Picotip 4035 (131 patients), and platinized platinum electrode Medtronic Capsure Z 5034 (57 patients), was compared with one conventional 8.0-mm2 porous platinum iridium electrode CPI Selute 4285 (38 patients). The mean follow-up period was 28 +/- 14...

This work reports the synthesis and characterization of the first water-soluble iridium porphyrin, iridium(iii) diaqua porphyrin [Ir(III)(TSPP)(OH(2))(2)](3-) (1, TSPP = tetra-p-sulfonatophenyl porphyrin). The structure of 1 was unequivocally determined by single crystal X-ray analysis. Benzo-18-crown-6-ether is essential for producing single crystals suitable for X-ray analysis.

Staying in the pocket: A cyclometalated iridium(III) biquinoline complex targets the protein-protein interface (see picture; C yellow, N blue, Ir dark green) of the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) trimer. Molecular-modeling studies confirm the nature of this interaction. Both enantiomers of the iridium complex display comparable in vitro potency to the strongest small-molecule inhibitor of TNF-α.

The properties of iridium oxide pH sensors produced by electrochemically induced deposition on gold electrodes were examined as a function of the composition of the deposition solution, as well as the electrochemical deposition protocol. The composition of the Ir IV deposition solutions, which included oxalate or ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid complexing agent or no complexing agent, had no ...

A methylenediphenylphosphine substituted diazaborole was obtained in a two-step procedure in amounts around 4 g. This B-P ligand was coordinated at platinum and iridium and the structures of the boryl complexes are discussed. In the case of the iridium derivative an interesting boron-boron contact was found.