Borst, Mark L. G. Bulo, Rosa E. Gibney, Danièle J. Alem, Yonathan J. J. de Kanter, Frans Ehlers, Andreas W. Schakel, Marius Lutz, Martin Spek, Anthony L. Lammertsma, Koop 3<i>H</i>-Benzophosphepine Complexes:  Versatile Phosphinidene Precursors The synthesis of a variety of benzophosphepine complexes [R = Ph, <i>t-</i>Bu, Me; ML<i><sub>n </sub></i>= W(CO)<sub>5</sub>, Mo(CO)<sub>5</sub>, Cr(CO)<sub>5</sub>, Mn(CO)<sub>2</sub>Cp] by two successive hydrophosphinations of 1,2-diethynylbenzene is discussed in detail. The first hydrophosphination step proceeds at ambient temperature without additional promoters, and subsequent addition of base allows full conversion to benzophosphepines. Novel benzeno-1,4-diphosphinanes were isolated as side products. The benzophosphepine complexes themselves serve as convenient phosphinidene precursors at elevated, substituent-dependent temperatures (>55 °C). Kinetic and computational analyses support the proposal that the phosphepine−phosphanorcaradiene isomerization is the rate-determining step. In the absence of substrate, addition of the transient phosphinidene to another benzophosphepine molecule is observed, and addition to 1,2-diethynylbenzene furnishes a delicate bidentate diphosphirene complex. benzophosphepine complexes;phosphinidene;hydrophosphination step proceeds;ML;diethynylbenzene 2005-12-07
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