Journal of the American Chemical Society: Latest Articles (ACS Publications) by Lauren E. Doyle, Warren E. Piers and Javier Borau-Garcia / 12d // keep unread // hide // preview A new PC carbene P pincer ligand with 2,3-benzo[ b ]thiophene linkers connecting the flanking dialkyl phosphine donors to the central carbene can be attached to Ir(I). The chloro derivative reacts with N 2 O with loss of N 2 to form an iridaepoxide species by addition of an oxygen atom to the Ir═C linkage. This compound reacts with H 2 to afford the oxidative addition product, in which the hydride ligands are trans to the Ir–O bond. Heating this dihydride results in slow release of H 2 O; kinetic and spectroscopic studies show that conversion of the dihydride to its isomer, in which the hydrides are cis to the Ir–O bond, is required for H 2 O elimination to take place. Toge...