Crystal and Molecular Structures of Tris(1-Methylimidazol-2-yl)Phosphine,Tris(4-Methylthiazol-2-yl)Phosphine and its Sulfide

Abstract  Two crystal structures of tris(azolyl)phosphines, PR₃ R′ = 1-methylimidazol-2-yl (1) or R′′ = 4-methylthiazol-2-yl (2)], and the crystal structure of the sulfurisation product of 2, R′′₃PS (3), were determined. All compounds crystallise in polar space groups, 1 in the orthorhombic space group Pna2₁ with cell parameters a = 13.9779(15) ?, b = 9.2492(10) ? and c = 10.2439(11) ?; 2 in the trigonal space group, R3c, with a = 15.2383(10) ? and c = 10.5882(13) ? and 3 in the orthorhombic space group, Cmc2₁, with a = 13.466(3) ?, b = 9.308(2) ? and c = 12.207(3) ?. Graphical Abstract  This article presents two crystal structures of tris(azolyl)phosphines and one of a tris(thiazolyl)phosphine sulfide, a compound which show potential for wide application in coordination chemistry due to their multidentate nature.