SOME MONOCYCLIC AND SPIROCYCLIC FLUOROPHOSPHORANES CONTAINING 6- AND 7-MEMBERED RINGS

Abstract

The reaction of 2,2-dimethyl-(1,8-naphthoc,d])-1,3,2-dioxysilenin (3) and 2,2-dimethyldibenzo-1,3,2-dioxysilepin (4) with (C₆H₅)₂PF₃ gave the expected monocyclic fluorophosphoranes. Reaction of the same siloxy compounds with PF₅ gave products which could not be purified but whose ¹⁹F nmr spectra suggested that the desired spirocyclic compounds were present in the impure products. Reaction of the siloxy compounds with C₆H₅PF₄ did not yield identifiable products. The ¹⁹F nmr spectra of the products obtained are discussed and structures are tentatively assigned.