The reaction of the dimer [Ir(
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2]
2 with two exocyclic diene
s like N-
sub
stituted 4,5-dimethylene-2-oxazolidinone
s a and
b, and KTp
Me2 yield
s derivative
s of the compo
sition Tp
Me2Ir(
a or
b) (
1a,
b).Derivative
1a react
s with Ph
2PC
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2, with the formal oxidative addition of the diene moiety to themetal center and coordination of the pho
sphine in the
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1 mode. Derivative
s 1a,
b react with aromaticaldehyde
s to form the new compound
s 3 (with benzaldehyde) and
4 (ani
saldehyde), which contain anelaborated bidentate ligand formed by coupling of the two organic fragment
s (diene and aldehyde). The
structure
s of compound
s 3a,
b have been determined by X-ray diffraction analy
si
s.