Mononuclear η2(4e)-bonded phosphaalkyne complexes; selective formation of a 1,2-diphosphacyclobutadiene tantalum complex

Andrew D. Burrows, Alk Dransfeld, Michael Green, John C. Jeffery, Cameron Jones, Jason M. Lynam, Minh T. Nguyen

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Abstract

Only the 1,2-diphosphacyclobutadiene and none of its 1,3 isomer was obtained in the reaction of 1 with tBuC≡P to give 2. In complex 1, which was prepared from [TaCl25-C5Me5)(CO) 2(thf)] and tBuC≡P, the phosphaalkyne adopts an η2(4e) bonding mode according to NMR data, crystal structure analysis, and theoretical calculations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3221-3224
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume40
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Sept 2001

Keywords

  • Density functional calculations
  • Phosphaalkynes
  • Phosphorus heterocycles
  • Tantalum

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