This project's goal was to synthesize a (Tp)-iridium bis-acetate complex for alkane dehydrogenation for alkene production. Alkenes are useful as important precursors for fuel and chemical production. Current industrial methods involve toxic oxidizers and high energy input. A major goal of the Goldberg group is synthesizing homogeneous transition-metal catalysts to affect dehydrogenation in an environmentally safe way with lower energy costs. Primarily, my research involved the metallation of hydrtrispyrazoylyborate (Tp) or hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate (Tp*) to an iridium metal center under various reaction conditions. Additionally, different methods to install the acetate ligand to the iridium complex were explored.