Facile, metal promoted, oxidation of eta(4)-1,3-diphosphacyclobutadiene by water or methanol: synthesis of [MoCl(CO)(eta(4)-1,3-P2C2Bu(t)(2))(eta(5)-L)] (L = C5H5, C5Me5) and [MoCl(CO){eta(3),lambda(3),lambda(5)-PC2Bu(t)(2)PH(OR)}(eta(5)-L)] (L = C5H5,R = H, Me)

A S Weller, C D Andrews, A D Burrows, M Green, J M Lynam, M F Mahon, C Jones

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Abstract

The new complexes [MoCl(CO)(eta(4)-1,3-P2C2Bu2t)(eta(5)-L)] (L = C5H5 1, C5Me5 2) are reported; facile oxidation of 1 with water or methanol affords a rare example of a mixed valence phosphaphosphonietinyl in [MoCl(CO){eta(3),lambda(3),lambda(5)-PC2Bu2t- PH(OR)}(eta(5)-C5H5)] (R = H, Me), which has also been structurally characterised for R=H.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2147-2148
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number21
Publication statusPublished - 7 Nov 1999

Keywords

  • MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE
  • CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE
  • COMPLEX
  • PHOSPHAALKYNE
  • 1,3-DIPHOSPHACYCLOBUTADIENE
  • CYCLODIMERIZATION
  • COORDINATION

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