Cationic phosphorus-carbon-pnictogen cages isolobal to [C5R5](+)

C Fish, M Green, J C Jeffery, R J Kilby, J M Lynam, J E McGrady, D A Pantazis, C A Russell, C E Willans

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Abstract

The cationic cages nido-[(C2Bu2P2E)-P-t](+) (E = As, Sb), which are isolobal to the cyclopentadienyl cation, adopt square based pyramidal structures with the heavy pnictogen atom at the apex; NMR and computational methods have been used to probe the dynamic behaviour of the complexes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1375-1377
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Keywords

  • SN(ETA(4)-P2C2BU2T)
  • DENSITY

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