Morris, David M.Merola, Joseph S.2016-09-222016-09-222015-04-01Morris, D. M., & Merola, J. S. (2015). Serendipitous preparation of fac-(acetonitrile-κN)trichlorido[(1,2,5,6-η)-cycloocta-1,5-diene]iridium(III). Acta Crystallographica Section E, 71(4), 371-373. doi:doi:10.1107/S205698901500485http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73027A reaction between [(COD)IrCl]2 (COD is cyclo-octa-1,5-diene), HCl and indene failed to provide the hoped for chlorido-indenyliridium dimer, but instead produced the title compound, [IrCl3(CH3CN)(C8H12)], which is an octa-hedral complex of iridium(III) with a chelating cyclo-octa-1,5-diene ligand, three chloride ligands in a fac arrangement, and one aceto-nitrile ligand. Attempts to devise a rational synthesis for the title compound were unsuccessful.371 - 373 page(s)application/pdfCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalacetonitrilecrystal structurecyclooctadieneiridiumSerendipitous preparation of fac-(aceto-nitrile-κN)tri-chlorido-[(1,2,5,6-η)-cyclo-octa-1,5-diene]iridium(III).Article - RefereedActa Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Onlinehttps://doi.org/10.1107/S205698901500485571Pt 4http://journals.iucr.org/e/issues/2015/04/00/pk2547/index.html2056-9890