Ligand-stabilized [P 4] 2+ cations

Maximilian Donath, Eamonn Conrad, Paul Jerabek, Gernot Frenking, Roland Fröhlich, Neil Burford, Jan J. Weigand

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Abstract

The bis(triphenylarsane) complex of the [P 4] 2+ dication has been formed in a high-yielding one-pot synthesis. X-ray crystallography reveals a butterfly structure of the bicyclo[1.1.0]- tetraphosphane-1,4-diium core, with two triphenylarsane ligands in an exo,exo configuration (see picture). The reaction of [(Ph 3As) 2P 4] 2+ with Ph 3P results in the quantitative formation of [(Ph 3P) 2P 4] 2+ and Ph 3As.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2964-2967
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Mar 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • cations
  • donor-acceptor complexes
  • phosphorus
  • structure elucidation

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