Formation of a Stannyl Amido Complex by the Reaction of a Terminal Iridium Nitrido Complex with a Stannane

The chemistry of low valent late transition metal complexes with a terminal nitrido unit still is a growing field and only few reactions have been studied so far. We have tested the reactivity of a pseudo square planar iridium nitrido complex against triphenyl tin hydride, which results in a highly water sensitive stannyl amido complex, which is an unprecedented example of a transition metal complex with a terminal N(H)–SnR3 ligand.