%0 Journal Article %A Clegg, William %A Izod, Keith %A McFarlane, William %A O‘Shau, Paul %D 1998 %T Alkali-Metal-Mediated Coupling of a Phosphorus-Substituted Alkene. Structural Characterization of Dilithium 1,1,4,4-Tetrakis(diphenylphosphino)butane-1,4-diide %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Alkali-Metal-Mediated_Coupling_of_a_Phosphorus-Substituted_Alkene_Structural_Characterization_of_Dilithium_1_1_4_4-Tetrakis_diphenylphosphino_butane-1_4-diide/3783447 %R 10.1021/om980741x.s001 %2 https://acs.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/5894412 %K Ph 2 P %K tetraphosphine %K Li %K Tetraki %K Alkene %K Structural Characterization %K Dilithium %K lithium %K 2 CCH 2 %K THF %K salt yields %K 2 CHCH 2 %K hydrolysis %X The butane-1,4-diide salt {(THF)2Li(Ph2P)2CCH2}2 is obtained by treatment of (Ph2P)2CCH2 with lithium in THF; hydrolysis of this salt yields the novel tetraphosphine {(Ph2P)2CHCH2}2. %I ACS Publications