@article { ISI:000403683400001, title = {C(sp(3))-H Bond Activation Induced by Monohydroborane Coordination at an Iridium(III)-Phosphoramidate Complex}, journal = {EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY}, number = {20}, year = {2017}, month = {MAY 26}, pages = {2639-2642}, abstract = {The reaction of Cp{*}Ir-III phosphoramidate (Cp{*} = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) complexes with a monohydroborane (HBR2; R = cyclohexyl or mesityl) generates cyclometalated Cp{*}Ir-III complexes following two sequential intramolecular B-H and C(sp(3))-H bond-activation events. Preliminary mechanistic inquiry suggests that boron stabilization provided by the hemilabile phosphoramidate ligand provides a delta-B-H center dot center dot center dot{[}Ir] coordinated intermediate, which succumbs to borane-induced C(sp(3))-H bond activation.}, issn = {1434-1948}, doi = {10.1002/ejic.201601518}, author = {Drover, Marcus W. and Christopherson, Cheyenne J. and Schafer, Laurel L. and Love, Jennifer A.} }