S. Kurz et al., SYNTHESIS AND MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF MES(H)P-P(H)MES (MES EQUALS2,4,6-ME3C6H2), Phosphorus, sulfur and silicon and the related elements, 117, 1996, pp. 189-196
Cp degrees(2)<(Zr(PMesP)over bar>Mes) (Cp degrees = eta(5)-C5Me4Et, Me
s = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2) reacts with phenylacetylene with cleavage of the Zr
-P bonds and formation of Mes(H)P-P(H)Mes (1). 1 is also obtained from
LiPHMes and 1,2-dibromoethane. The P-31 NMR spectrum of 1 shows the p
resence of both isomers d,l and meso form). A crystal structure determ
ination carried out on meso-Mes(H)P-P(H)Mes showed that in the solid s
tate the bulky Mes groups have a trams arrangement.