Structure analyses of the 2-methoxy- [C24H22N3O2P, (1)] and 2-methylth
io- [C24H22N3OPS, (2)] title compounds show that while they are not is
omorphous, they do have very similar conformations in the solid state.
In both compounds, there are deviations from ideal tetrahedral symmet
ry around the P atoms, e,g, the N-P-C angles are in the range 105.57 (
9)-117.81 (9)degrees in (1) and 105.75 (12)-118.22(13)degrees in (2),
This is consistent with the behaviour of the methyl-group signals in t
heir NMR spectra.