Syntheses and crystal structures of 4-benzyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazolium bromide and its corresponding NHC complexes of rhodium and iridium.
Lerch, Timothy G.; Albert, Daniel R.; Gau, Michael; Rajaseelan, Edward; Acta crystallographica. Section E, Crystallographic communications 81 (2025) 350–357; doi:10.1107/S2056989025002671

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 Syntheses and crystal structures of 4-benzyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazolium
 bromide and its corresponding NHC complexes of rhodium and iridium.
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;(4-Benzyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)[(1,2,5,6-\h)-cycloocta-1,5-diene](tricyclohexylphosphane)iridium(I) tetrafluoridoborate dicholoromethane
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