A Selective Synthesis of the 1,3,4-Triphospholide Anion
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posted on 2005-11-21, 00:00 authored by Cheryl Fish, Michael Green, John C. Jeffery, Richard J. Kilby, Jason M. Lynam, Christopher A. Russell, Charlotte E. Willans[Mg2(μ-Cl)3(THF)6][2,5-(CtBu)2-1,3,4-P3] and
K[2,5-(CtBu)2-1,3,4-P3] are formed quantitatively from
reduction of the tricyclic-triphosphorus compound ClP3(CtBu)2 with Mg or K; the mechanistic insights gained
from these studies lead to a new and “economic” synthesis of the [2,5-(CtBu)2-1,3,4-P3]- anion from the phosphalkyne tBuC⋮P.
