in benzene to soln. of the complex in a Schlenk flask added phenylacetyl chloride (N2), stirred (2 h), solvent removed; spect. detection of the soln.;

in cyclohexane in dry box onto the degassed (vac.) soln. of complex (in a pressure tube fitted with a Teflon stopcock) CH3CHO distilled, 5 d reacted at room temp.; not isolated, spect. detection by IR and NMR in the soln.;

formaldehyd in tetrahydrofuran Trans-MeOIr(CO)(PPh3)2 and paraformaldehyde are dissolved in THF and stirred ( 2 days, room temp.).; React. is monitored by IR. Removing of solvent yields yellow solid, chromy. on Florisil (eluant: THF/cyclohexane).;

in benzene-d6 byproducts: CH3OH, CH4; Distn. of degassed benzene-d6 into complex, room temp.; Monitored by NMR, GC.;

in benzene Soln. of reagents in C6H6 was stirred for 1 h;; vac. distillation;;

acetyl chloride in benzene soln. placed in a pressure tube fitted with a Teflon stopcock, degassed (vac.), acetyl chloride distilled onto the soln., stirred (1 h); solvent removed by vac. distillation; relation of yield to by-product yield depending on the purity of CH3COCl used and on the care of work up;

in cyclohexane in dry box onto the degassed (vac.) soln. of complex (in a pressure tube fitted with a Teflon stopcock) CH3CHO distilled, 5 d reacted at room temp.; not isolated, spect. detection by IR and NMR in the soln.;

acetyl chloride in benzene The soln. of reagents in C6H6 was stirred for 1 h;; solvent was removed by vac. distillation;;

in benzene-d6 byproducts: CH3OH, CH4; Distn. of degassed benzene-d6 into complex, room temp.; Monitored by NMR, GC.;