New Difunctional Phosphine-Borane Species as Ligands for Organometallic Compounds

Hubert Schmidbaur, Erwin Weiss, Wilhelm Graf

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Abstract

Convenient high yield syntheses have been developed for the molecules (CH3)3PBH2P(CH3)2=X, where X = O (1) and X = S (4). (CH3)3PBH2Br can be treated with K[P(CH3)2O] or K[(CH3)2PS] to give 1 or 4, respectively. Routes via the intermediates [(CH3)3PBH2P(CH3)2Cl]Cl, 2, [(CH3)3PBH2P(CH3)2OCH3] Cl, 3, or [(CH3)3PBH2P(CH3)2NHCH3]Cl, 5, are possible but offer no advantages. However, the conversion of 1 into 4 using P2S5 is an acceptable alternative preparation for 4 (45% yield). An imine (CH3)3PB-H2P(CH3)2=NCH3, 6, was generated from 5 with n-C4H9Li but could not be separated from LiCl. 1 and 4 are easily metalated at one of the P(CH3)3 methyl groups to yield products for which the formula Li[CH2(CH3)2PBH2P(CH3)2=X], where X = O (7) and X = S (9) is proposed. These reagents afford spirobicyclic complexes with BeCl2 (8 from 1 via 7) and ZnCl2 or CdCl2(10 and 11, respectively, from 4 via 9). All materials were characterized by elemental analyses and spectral data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1233-1237
Number of pages5
JournalOrganometallics
Volume4
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1985

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