Addition of a Terminal Phosphinidene Complex to Norbornadiene

Jui Te Hung, Pooran Chand, Frank R. Fronczek, Stephen F. Watkins, Koop Lammertsma

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Abstract

The phosphinidene complex Ph-P-W(CO)5 (2), generated from the appropriate 7-phosph-anorbornadiene complex 1, reacts with norbornadiene to give a mixture of (Z)-exo, (Z)-endo, (E)-exo, and (E)-endo 1,2-addition products. The ratio of these Z/E and exo/endo phosphiranes is 2 and 10, respectively. X-ray analysis shows the major isomer to be the sterically congested (Z)-exo-phosphirane 3, which crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P212121 with cell dimensions a = 6.534(2) Å, b = 13.663(2) Å, c = 20.555(2) Å, V = 1835(1) Å3, and Z = 4; the structure was refined to R = 0.0252 and Rw = 0.0272 for 3167 reflections with I > 2.5σ(I) and 227 paramters. The stereochemistry and reactivity of phosphinidene complex 2 toward norbornadiene and the stabilizing conjugative features in the resulting phosphiranes are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1401-1405
Number of pages5
JournalOrganometallics
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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