The reaction of some tertiary phosphines with two mole equivalents of diiodine to produce the iodophosphonium triiodides [R3PI]I-3; influence of R incausing subtle variations in solid state structures
Wi. Cross et al., The reaction of some tertiary phosphines with two mole equivalents of diiodine to produce the iodophosphonium triiodides [R3PI]I-3; influence of R incausing subtle variations in solid state structures, J CHEM S DA, (16), 1999, pp. 2795-2798
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23
Categorie Soggetti
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS
A variety of R3PI4 compounds have been synthesized and characterised by ele
mental analysis, NMR and visible spectroscopy. Apart from Ph3PI4, all are r
eported for the first time. X-Ray crystallographic studies on two of these
materials, (Pr3PI4)-P-i and ((Pr2N)-N-n)(3)PI4, revealed different solid-st
ate structures which are, in turn, different to both the two polymorphs of
Ph3PI4 and Fc(3)PI(4) (Fc = ferrocenyl) the crystal structures of which hav
e been previously reported. The compound (Pr3PI4)-P-i exists as [(IPPr3i)(2
)I-3]I-3, which contains two [IPPr3i](+) cations independently weakly linke
d to one of the two terminal iodine atoms of the same triiodide anion. The
structure also contains a discrete triiodide anion. The compound ((Pr2N)-N-
n)(3)PI4 exhibits very little anion-cation interaction. Of the two molecule
s present in the asymmetric unit, one exhibits no anion-cation interaction,
while the other shows only a very weak contact [d(I-I)] (cation-anion) = 3
.944(2) Angstrom.