Is the 1 J PSe Coupling Constant a Reliable Probe for the Basicity of Phosphines? A 31P NMR Study

Abstract

The influence of different heteroaryl and functionalized aryl substituents on the electron-donating ability and basicity of the phosphorus atoms in heteroaryl phosphines and diphosphines has been determined by the use of the direct ¹J_PSe coupling constants of the corresponding selenides. The generality of the use of ³¹P–⁷⁷Se spin–spin coupling constants as probe for the basicity of phosphines is discussed as well as the scope and limits of this concept.

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Spin-spin coupling of77Se and31P nuclei in cyclic organophosphorous compounds

We have established that direct phosphorus-selenium spin-spin coupling constants in cyclic compounds with P=Se exocyclic and P-C endocyclic bonds are found in the range¹J_PSe=–708 to –859 Hz; in this case, it is greater for the axial orientation of P=Se than for the equatorial orientation.Deceased.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 776–780, April, 1990.     

Conformational analysis of 2-OAryl-2-oxo-4,6-dimethyl- and -4-methyl-1,3,2λ5-dioxaphosphorinanes. Spectroscopic,X-Ray,and solid-state 13C and 31P studies

Results of IR and ¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P NMR studies of the anancomeric title compounds ( 2–5 ) and compound 1 (Scheme 1) are analyzed to search for the existence of high-energy boat or twist-boat conformations in the equatorial epimers. While the difference in frequencies (Δν)_P=O between the axial and equatorial compounds and ¹³C NMR J_POCC and anti J_POCCH3 values suggest the participation of twist-boat conformations for the equatorial isomers, coupling constants in ¹H NMR J_H4H5a or J_H6H5a and J_H4H5e or J_H6H5e of the equatorial isomers 2e–4e along with the lack of a large ³J_PH in ³¹P NMR are consistent with predominant chair conformations. In addition, an X-ray structure of the equatorial 2-p-nitrophenoxy-2-oxo-cis-4,6-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane ( 4e ) showed that the molecule adopts a chair conformation with no severe ring flattening in the OPO region in the solid state. X-ray structures of trans- 4 and trans- 5 displayed chair conformations with mild ring flattening especially in the axial methyl region, presumably as a result of the steric methyl-oxygen interaction. CPMAS ¹³C and ³¹P NMR spectra of 4a and 4e provide evidence against the presence of a significant contribution of a twist-boat conformation in solid equatorial 4e . The NMR spectral analysis of 1e , on the other hand, suggests a substantial contribution of a twist conformation as well as, possibly, some contribution of the inverted chair. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 8: 509–516, 1997     

Correlated ab initio calculations of one-bond 31P?77Se and 31P?125Te spin–spin coupling constants in a series of PSe and PTe systems accounting for relativistic effects (part 2)

Synthetic chalcogen–phosphorus chemistry permanently makes new challenges to computational Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, which has proven to be a powerful tool of structural analysis of chalcogen–phosphorus compounds. This paper reports on the calculations of one-bond ³¹P ⁷⁷Se and ³¹P ¹²⁵Te NMR spin–spin coupling constants (SSCCs) in the series of phosphine selenides and tellurides. The applicability of the combined computational approach to the one-bond ³¹P ⁷⁷Se and ³¹P ¹²⁵Te SSCCs, incorporating the composite nonrelativistic scheme, built of high-accuracy correlated SOPPA (CC2) and Coupled Cluster Single and Double (CCSD) methods and the Density Functional Theory (DFT) relativistic corrections (four-component level), was examined against the experiment and another scheme based on the four-component relativistic DFT method. A special J-oriented basis set (acv3z-J) for selenium and tellurium atoms, developed previously by the authors, was used throughout the NMR calculations in this work at the first time. The proposed computational methodologies (combined and ‘pure’) provided a reasonable accuracy for ³¹P ⁷⁷Se and ³¹P ¹²⁵Te SSCCs against experimental data, characterizing by the mean absolute percentage errors of about 4% and 1%, and 12% and 8% for selenium and tellurium species, respectively. The present study reports typical relativistic corrections to ⁷⁷Se ³¹P and ¹²⁵Te ³¹P SSCCs, calculated within the four-component DFT formalism for a broad series of tertiary phosphine selenides and tellurides with different substituents at phosphorus.     

13C and 31P NMR studies of configurational and conformational effects in 1-Phenyl-4-phosphorinanones and their 1-selenides

Carbon-13 and ³¹P NMR data are reported for 1-phenyl-4-phosphorinanone and its 1-selenide, as well as for two anancomeric 1-phenyl-3,5-dimethyl-4-phosphorinanones and their 1-selenides. The conformational free energy of the P-phenyl substituent in 1-phenyl-4-phosphorinanone is estimated to be ΔG° = 0.81 kcal mol^?1 (ca 80% axial) in chloroform, and this result is consistent with both ¹³C NMR shielding and coupling data. The γ effects of a single atom substituent on phosphorus are found to be small in the case of selenium; information in the literature indicates significant downfield-shifting γ_e effects due to equatorial oxygen and sulphur substituents in phosphorinanes. In selenides, the shift for the aromatic C-ipso carbon in the axial isomer is further downfield than in the equatorial isomer, an observation not precedented in the literature. In the discussion of P-C coupling data a ‘second order’ Karplus-like relationship is invoked for ³J(PC), which is dependent both on the dihedral angle and on the orientation of the phosphorus lone pair in phosphines. The one-bond P-C-ipso coupling in selenides is identical for all three selenides studied, regardless of the stereochemistry at phosphorus. Similar lack of substantial differentiation is noted for one-bond P-Se coupling. A possible origin of this phenomenon is discussed in terms of diminution of the phosphorus charge contribution to the Fermi contact term. From ³¹P NMR data a high stereodependence of selenylation shifts is apparent, and greater shifts (by ca 20 ppm) are observed when selenium is bound to phosphorus in the more crowded (axial) position. In anancomeric (conformationally biased) phosphines, the isomer with the axial phenyl group has the ³¹P signal at lower field. This is consistent with observations made previously for rigid 1-phenylphosphorinanes.     

NMR and stereochemical studies of non aromatic heterocyclic compounds—II : 13C and 31P NMR of 2-methoxy-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinanes

¹³C and ³¹P chemical shift data for eight 2-methoxy-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinanes are reported. Examination of pairs of geometrical isomers, which differ only in the orientation of the OMe substituent on P^III, have shown that both the ³¹P and the ¹³C signals of C_4,6 atoms appear 3–4 ppm at higher field when the OMe is axial compared with the equatorial isomer. This observation can be associated with the 1–3 syn diaxial interaction between the phosphorus axial substituent and the axial hydrogens on C_4,6 and should thus constitute, in the future, a supplementary tool for the structural analysis of this kind of compound. Important long range δ effects were observed both on ¹³C and especially on ³¹P chemical shifts. It is suggested that the high field δ_e effects could reflect a direct stereoelectronic interaction between the P atom and the cyclic C-5 atom. This interpretation is supported by a study of the ³¹P…¹³C coupling constants and their stereochemical dependence.     

Beiträge zur Chemie des Phosphors. 169. 31P-NMR-spektroskopischer Nachweis und Struktur von Hexaphosphan(6), P6H6

Contributions to the Chemistry of Phosphorus. 169. ³¹P-NMR Spectroscopic Detection and Structure of Hexaphosphane(6), P₆H₆ Phosphane mixtures containing 5–10 P-% of hexaphosphane(6), P₆H₆, are obtained by thermolysis of a mixture of chain-type phosphorus hydrides P_nH_n+2 (n = 2–7) at 25–35°C. According to the complete analysis of the ³¹P{¹H}-NMR spectrum on the basis of selective population transfer experiments, P₆H₆ has the constitution of 1-phosphino-cyclopentaphosphane. An indication of the constitutional isomer with a six-membered phosphorus-ring and all trans orientation of the hydrogen atoms and the free electron pairs, respectively, has not been found. From the δ(³¹P) data of the phosphanes with five-membered rings P_nH_n (n = 5, 6) a relationship for the chemical shifts of this class of compounds as a function of their structural parameters is derived.     

Synthesis and applications of (R)- and (S)-7,7′-dimethoxy-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthalene

The synthesis of (R)- and (S)-7,7′-dimethoxy-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthalene 5a and 5b is described. The phosphorus atoms in (S)-(−)-5b are shown to be slightly more basic than the phosphorus atoms in (S)-BINAP by comparing the magnitude of the ¹J (³¹P–⁷⁷Se) coupling constant in their respective diselenide derivatives. (S)-(−)-5b behaved similarly to (S)-BINAP in asymmetric Heck reactions.     

A Directed Route to Colloidal Nanoparticle Synthesis of the Copper Selenophosphate Cu3PSe4

The first colloidal nanoparticle synthesis of the copper selenophosphate Cu₃PSe₄, a promising new material for photovoltaics, is reported. Because the formation of binary copper selenide impurities seemed to form more readily, two approaches were developed to install phosphorus bonds directly: 1) the synthesis of molecular P₄Se₃ and subsequent reaction with a copper precursor, (P‐Se)+Cu, and 2) the synthesis of copper phosphide, Cu₃P, nanoparticles and subsequent reaction with a selenium precursor, (Cu‐P)+Se. The isolation and purification of Cu₃P nanoparticles and subsequent selenization yielded phase‐pure Cu₃PSe₄. Solvent effects and Se precursor reactivities were elucidated and were key to understanding the final reaction conditions.     

187Os subspectra in 1H and 31P{1H} spectra of triosmium carbonyl clusters

A survey of the use of ¹⁸⁷Os satellite subspectra in ¹H and ³¹P{¹H} spectra of triosmium carbonyl clusters is reported. By varying evolution delays in HMQC spectra of [Os₃(µ‐H)₂(CO)₁₀] we have selectively extracted the values for ¹J(Os,H) and ²J(Os,H), respectively. An analysis of the principal modes of phosphine coordination in triosmium clusters demonstrates that ³¹P{¹H}¹⁸⁷Os satellite subspectra are diagnostic for equatorial coordination [¹J(Os,P) = 211–223 Hz] or for axial coordination (perpendicular to the plane of the cluster) [¹J(Os,P) ≈ 147 Hz]. Chelating and bridging diphosphines yield ¹⁸⁷Os satellite subspectra which are the sum of A₂X and AA′X spin systems. If significant P–P coupling is present, the AA′X component requires simulation. All observed ²J(Os,P) trans‐equatorial couplings fall in the range 38–65 Hz. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

15N, 31P,and 13C NMR Spectroscopy of N-Arylsulfonyl-and N-Arylcarbonyl-P,P,P-triphenylphospha-λ-Azenes. Substituent Effects and Electronic Structure

Abstract

The ¹⁵N, ³¹P and ³¹C NMR spectra of several series of phospha-λ⁵-azenes are reported. For the N-arylsulfonyl-P,P,P-triphenylphospha-δ⁵-azene series (R-C₆H₄N-SO₂-PPh₃), the ³¹P chemical shifts, various ¹³C chemical shifts and ¹J_PN were observed to correlate linearly with the Hammett σ constants. Interestingly, the ¹⁵N chemical shifts did not correlate acceptably with any σ or with the Taft dual substituent parameter equation, and 1J_PC was invariant with substituent. For the N-arylcarbonyl-P,P,P-triphenylphospha-λ⁵-azene series (R-C₆H₄-CO-N=PPh₃), δ_31P and various δ_13C's were observed to linearly correlate with the δ constants, while δ_15N, ¹J_PN and ¹J_PC correlated with both the σ and σ constants. For the N-phenyl-P,P,P-triarylphospha-λ⁵-azene series [Ph-N=P(C₆H₄-R)₃] the best correlations were observed between ³¹P, ¹⁵N and several ¹³C chemical shifts and the σ constants.     

Die Kopplungskonstante 1JPP von Diphosphat-Anionen mit P?P-Gerüst

One-Bond P? P Coupling Constant of Diphosphate Anions The coupling constant ¹J_PP of diphosphate anions depends upon the electronegativities of the substituents at phosphorus. The simple linear relationship which has been established also holds for other P? P compounds involving tetra-coordinate phosphorus, with the exception of compounds with bulky substituents.     

NMR-spektroskopische Untersuchungen an 15N-markierten N-Methyl-imidodiphosphorsäure-Derivaten

NMR Spectroscopic Studies of ¹⁵N Labelled N-Methyl-imidodiphosphoric Acid Derivatives ¹⁵N labelled compounds (EtO)_mCl_2?m(O)P? NMe? P(O)(OEt)_nCl_2?n (m = 0–2, n = 0–2) were prepared as a mixture and investigated by means of ³¹P and ¹⁵N NMR spectroscopy. The chemical shift values δ_P and δ_N, and the coupling constants ¹J_PN and ²J_PP are discussed and interpreted qualitatively by semiempirical quantumchemical calculations (CNDO/2) using POPLE 'S ΔE-model.     

Investigations of a highly crowded phosphino-substituted biphenyl: A precursor for a λ3, λ5-diphosphaphenanthrene

The synthesis of 2,2′-bis(bis(dimethylamino)-phosphino)-3,3′5,5′-tetra-tert-butylbiphennyl ( 5 ) is described. It was extensively studied by ¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. Furthermore, the X-ray analysis of 5 is reported. Crystals of 5 are tetragonal, space group P¯42₁c, a = b = 24.770 (3) Å, c = 12.658 (4) Å, Z = 8. The surprising reaction of 5 with proton acids leading to the formation of various phosphorus containing five- and six-membered ring compounds is discussed. On reaction of one of the six-membered ring compounds ( 9 ) with magnesium in THF, a λ³, λ⁵-diphosphaphenanthrene ( 19 ) was obtained.     

Conformational analysis of 2-methyl-5-alkyl- and 5-aryl-1,3,2-dioxaborinanes

Quantum chemical study of conformational isomerization of 2-methyl-5-alkyl- and 5-aryl-1,3,2-dioxaborinanes using RHF/6-31G(d) method led to the conclusion that the equilibrium between equatorial and axial sofa conformers is shifted to the latter form. Based on the experimental and theoretically calculated vicinal coupling constants J _HH the quantitative conformational composition and the values of ΔG ⁰ for substituents at the C⁵ ring atom were established.     

Gold(I) Complexation with Trialkyl/Triaryl Phosphine Selenide Ligands

Abstract

A number of phosphine selenide ligands and their gold(I) complexes of general formula R₃P?Se?Au?X (where X is Cl^?, Br^? and CN^? and R = phenyl, cyclohexyl and tolyl) were prepared. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and ³¹P NMR spectroscopic methods. In the IR spectra of all complexes a decrease in frequency of P?Se bond upon coordination was observed, indicating a decrease in P?Se bond order. ³¹P NMR showed that the electronegativity of the substituents is the most important factor determining the ³¹P NMR chemical shift. It was observed that phosphorus resonance is more downfield in alkyl substituted phosphine selenides, as compared to the aryl substituted ones. Ligand disproportionation in the complex Cy₃P?SeAuCN in solution to form [Au(CN)₂]^? and [(Cy₃P?Se)₂Au]⁺ was investigated by ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR spectroscopy.     

Structural characterization of silver dialkylphosphite salts using solid‐state 109Ag and 31P NMR spectroscopy,IR spectroscopy and DFT calculations

High‐resolution solid‐state ¹⁰⁹Ag and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy was used to investigate a series of silver dialkylphosphite salts, Ag(O)P(OR)₂ (R = CH₃, C₂H₅, C₄H₉ and C₈H₁₇), and determine whether they adopt keto, enol or dimer structures in the solid state. The silver chemical shift, CS, tensors and |J(¹⁰⁹Ag, ³¹P)| values for these salts were determined using ¹⁰⁹Ag (Ξ = 4.652%) NMR spectroscopy. The magnitudes of J(¹⁰⁹Ag, ³¹P) range from 1250 ± 10 to 1318 ± 10 Hz and are the largest reported so far. These values indicate that phosphorus is directly bonded to silver for all these salts and thus exclude the enol structure. All ³¹P NMR spectra exhibit splittings due to indirect spin–spin coupling to ¹⁰⁷Ag (I = 1/2, NA = 51.8%) and ¹⁰⁹Ag (I = 1/2, NA = 48.2%). The ¹J(¹⁰⁹Ag, ³¹P) values measured by both ¹⁰⁹Ag and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy agree within experimental error. Analysis of ³¹P NMR spectra of stationary samples for these salts allowed the determination of the phosphorus CS tensors. The absence of characteristic P?O stretching absorption bands near 1250 cm^?1 in the IR spectra for these salts exclude the simple keto tautomer. Thus, the combination of solid‐state NMR and IR results indicate that these silver dialkylphosphite salts probably have a dimer structure. Values of silver and phosphorus CS tensors as well as ¹J(¹⁰⁹Ag, ³¹P) values for a dimer model calculated using the density functional theory (DFT) method are in agreement with the experimental observations. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Diselenadiphosphetandiselenide und Triselenadiphospholandiselenide – Synthese und Charakterisierung mittels 31P‐ und 77Se‐Festkörper‐NMRSpektroskopie

Diselenadiphosphetane Diselenides and Triselenadiphospholane Diselenides – Synthesis and Characterization by ³¹P and ⁷⁷Se Solid‐State NMR Spectroscopy 1,3‐Diselena‐2,4‐diphosphetane‐2,4‐diselenides (RPSe₂)₂ with R = Me, Et, t‐Bu, Ph, 4‐Me₂NC₆H₄, 4‐MeOC₆H₄ have been synthesized by different methods. The insoluble compounds were investigated by ³¹P and ⁷⁷Se solid‐state NMR and the purity of the compounds has been checked by their CP MAS sideband NMR spectra. The structure of the investigated compounds has been confirmed by the isotropic and anisotropic values of the chemical shifts and the ¹J_P–Se coupling constants. In addition, two new 1,2,4‐triselena‐3,5‐diphospholane‐3,5‐diselenides, (RPSe₂)₂Se (R = Me, Et), formed under similar synthesis conditions, were investigated. Their structure was derived from the ⁷⁷Se satellites of ³¹P solution spectra and from solid‐state spectra. For (t‐BuPSe₂)₂ the experimentally obtained principal values of phosphorus and selenium shielding tensors are compared with values from IGLO calculations (HF und SOS DFPT). The calculated orientations of the principal axes are discussed.     

Structural Characterisation of the Li Argyrodites Li7PS6 and Li7PSe6 and their Solid Solutions: Quantification of Site Preferences by MAS‐NMR Spectroscopy

Li₇PS₆ and Li₇PSe₆ belong to a class of new solids that exhibit high Li⁺ mobility. A series of quaternary solid solutions Li₇PS_6?xSe_x (0≤x≤6) were characterised by X‐ray crystallography and magic‐angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS‐NMR) spectroscopy. The high‐temperature (HT) modifications were studied by single‐crystal investigations (both F$\bar 4$ 3m, Z=4, Li₇PS₆: a=9.993(1) Å, Li₇PSe₆: a=10.475(1) Å) and show the typical argyrodite structures with strongly disordered Li atoms. HT‐Li₇PS₆ and HT‐Li₇PSe₆ transform reversibly into low‐temperature (LT) modifications with ordered Li atoms. X‐ray powder diagrams show the structures of LT‐Li₇PS₆ and LT‐Li₇PSe₆ to be closely related to orthorhombic LT‐α‐Cu₇PSe₆. Single crystals of the LT modifications are not available due to multiple twinning and formation of antiphase domains. The gradual substitution of S by Se shows characteristic site preferences closely connected to the functionalities of the different types of chalcogen atoms (S, Se). High‐resolution solid‐state ³¹P NMR is a powerful method to differentiate quantitatively between the distinct (PS_4?nSe_n)^3? local environments. Their population distribution differs significantly from a statistical scenario, revealing a pronounced preference for P? S over P? Se bonding. This preference, shown for the series of LT samples, can be quantified in terms of an equilibrium constant specifying the melt reaction Se_P+S^2??S_P+Se^2?, prior to crystallisation. The ⁷⁷Se MAS‐NMR spectra reveal that the chalcogen distributions in the second and third coordination sphere of the P atoms are essentially statistical. The number of crystallographically independent Li atoms in both LT modifications was analysed by means of ⁶Li{⁷Li} cross polarisation magic angle spinning (CPMAS).     

Organic Phosphorus Compounds 68. The direct synthesis of tri(alkyl- and arylseleno)phosphites and of tris(p-anisyltelluro)phosphite [1]

White phosphorus reacts with organic diselenides in a dipolar aprotic solvent in the presence of a base with the formation of tri(alkyl- or aryl-seleno)phosphites in good yield. Tri(methylseleno)phosphitc shows a 31P-chemical shift = ?107 ppni (JP, ⁷⁷Se = 233 Hz). It is readily oxidizcd in air to the corresponding selenophosphate, (CH₃Se)₃ P?O, ³¹P-chemical shift = ?16 ppm. Tri(phenylseleno)phosphite reacts readily with mercury oxide to give the tri(phenylseleno)phosphate, a yellow solid of m.p. 105–110°. It also reacts with sulfur in refluxing benzene solution to give tri(phenylseleno)thiophosphate, also a yellow solid of m.p. 55–58°. However, an attempt to prepare tri(phenylseleno)selenophosphate failed. Under the same conditions as given above, white phosphorus also reacts with di-p-anisyl ditelluride to give tris(p-anisyltelluro)phosphite, shiny, rusty brown crystals which decompose rapidly at room temperature, but are stable for several months when kept in acetonc solution at ?20°.