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Abstract
The reaction of 5-diphenoxyphosphanyl-6-diisopropylphosphinoacenaphthene 12 with chlorotrimethylsilane unexpectedly gave a phosphonium-phosphine compound 13, containing the structural motif of four phosphorus atoms connected in a chain. To explain the mechanism of this complex transformation, a proposed intermediate 5-dichlorophosphino-6-diisopropylphosphinoacenaphthene 14 was synthesized by an alternative method. The two (formally) phosphine environments in 14 form an intramolecular donor-acceptor (phosphonium-phosphoranide) complex, stable at room temperature in the solid state and as a solution in certain solvents. A P-31 NMR mechanistic study showed that, despite the presence of a rigid acenaphthene backbone, 14 is unstable in the presence of nucleophiles and disproportionates into 13 and other phosphorus containing products. Both 13 and 14 have been crystallographically characterized.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2500-2506 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- PHOSPHORUS
- CHLORIDES
- SKELETON
- ELEMENTS
- SYSTEM
- CATION
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EP/E010395/1 STABLE PHOSPHORUS CENTRED: Stable Phosphorous Cenred Radicals and Odd Electron Bonds
Kilian, P. (PI)
8/01/07 → 7/01/09
Project: Standard