Remarkable carbene-induced transformation of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butyl-1,3,5-triphosphabenzene, P3C3Bu3t, to the 1,2,4-triphosphole, (P3C2Bu2CBut)-C-t(carbene). Crystal and molecular structure of the planar triphosphole complex [Mo(CO)(3)(eta(5)-(P3C2Bu2CBut)-C-t(carbene))] [carbene = C(N(Me)C(Me)=C(Me)N(Me))]

Authors
Clendenning, SB Hitchcock, PB Nixon, JF Nyulaszi, L
Citation
Sb. Clendenning et al., Remarkable carbene-induced transformation of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butyl-1,3,5-triphosphabenzene, P3C3Bu3t, to the 1,2,4-triphosphole, (P3C2Bu2CBut)-C-t(carbene). Crystal and molecular structure of the planar triphosphole complex [Mo(CO)(3)(eta(5)-(P3C2Bu2CBut)-C-t(carbene))] [carbene = C(N(Me)C(Me)=C(Me)N(Me))], CHEM COMMUN, (14), 2000, pp. 1305-1306
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
14
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1305 - 1306
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(2000):14<1305:RCTO2>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Treatment of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butyl-1,3,5-triphosphabenzene, P3C3Bu3t, with t he stable carbene 1,3,4,5-tetramethylimidazol-2-ylidene affords the planar 1,2,4-triphosphole, (P3C2Bu2CBut)-C-t(carbene), [carbene = C(N(Me)C(Me)=C(M e)N(Me))] which has been structurally characterised as its eta(5)- ligated [Mo(CO)(3)] complex; theoretical calculations are presented on the mechanis m of this novel reaction.