Complex [Ir(κ2-S,N-(4,5-(P(S)Ph2)2Tz))(coe)2] (coe = cyclooctene) was prepared upon reaction of potassium 4,5-bis(diphenylthiophosphinoyl)-1,2,3-triazolate with [Ir(coe)2(μ-Cl)]2. Its phosphorus derivatives were susceptible of oxidative addition processes.