The mixed-ligand complex [IrCl(C
2H
4)(Sb
iPr
3)(P
iPr
3)] (
2), prepared from [IrCl(C
2H
4)(P
iPr
3)]
2 (
1) and Sb
iPr
3, reacts not only with CO, diphenylacetylene, and H
2 by ligandsubstitution or oxidative addition but also with diaryldiazomethanes R
2CN
2 to give the four-coordinate iridium(I) carbenes [IrCl(=CR
2)(Sb
iPr
3)(P
iPr
3)] (
8-
10) in 60-70% isolated yield.In contrast, treatment of
2 and of the related cyclooctene derivative
trans-[IrCl(C
8H
14)(Sb
iPr
3)
2] (
12) with C
5Cl
4N
2 affords the diazoalkane complexes
trans-[IrCl(N
2C
5Cl
4)(Sb
iPr
3)(E
iPr
3)] (
11, E = P;
13, E = Sb) without elimination of N
2. Displacement of the stibine ligandin
8-
10 by P
iPr
3 leads to the corresponding bis(phosphine) compounds
trans-[IrCl(=CR
2)(P
iPr
3)
2] (
14-
16), while the reaction of
8 (R = C
6H
5) with NaC
5H
5 yields the half-sandwich-type complex [(
5-C
5H
5)Ir(=CPh
2)(P
iPr
3)] (
17). Protonation of
17 with HCl occurs stepwiseto give via the iridium(III) alkyl [(
5-C
5H
5)IrCl(CHPh
2)(P
iPr
3)] (
20) the ring-substitutedisomer [(
5-C
5H
4CHPh
2)IrHCl(P
iPr
3)] (
21); however, if
17 is treated with HBF
4, a cationiccomplex is formed which probably contains a
3-coordinated benzylic ligand. The square-planar iridium(I) carbenes
8 and
14 react with HBX
4 (X = F, Ar
F) to afford the ionic products[IrHCl(=CPh
2)(P
iPr
3)(E
iPr
3)]BX
4 (
23,
24, E = P;
25, E = Sb) and with HCl to give therelatively labile octahedral species [IrHCl
2(=CPh
2)(P
iPr
3)(E
iPr
3)] (
26, E = P;
27, E = Sb).Treatment of
8 and
14 with ethene yields, besides [IrCl(C
2H
4)
2(Sb
iPr
3)
2] (
18) and/or
trans-[IrCl(C
2H
4)(P
iPr
3)
2] (
28), a mixture of two isomeric olefinic products CH
2=CHCHPh
2 (
29)and CH
3CH=CPh
2 (
30), the ratio of which is independent of the ligand sphere of the iridiumprecursor. The molecular structures of
13,
14,
17, and
24 have been determined by X-raycrystallography.