(1,5-cyclooctadiene) chloroiridium(I) dimmer ([Ir(COD)Cl]2) is a newly developed homogeneous catalyst with great catalytic activity and good selectivity, and has been widely used in a wide variety of organic reactions involved in production of some important medicine and chemical reagents. The organic reactions include alkylation, hydrogenation, oxidation and cycloaddition. Herein, the applications of [Ir(COD)Cl]2 in organic synthesis and related ...