Synthesis and Structure of E-2- (2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenylphosphinyl ) - 2- [N- (tert-butyldimethylsilyl) - N- (p-chrolophenyl ) ] amino- 1- (2,4,6-tri-tert- butyl-phenyl ) phosphacthylene

The title compound E-2-(2, 4, 6-tri-tert-butylphenylphosphinyl)-2- N- ( tert-butyldimethylsilyl )-N- ( p-chrolophenyl )] amino-l- ( 2, 4, 6-tri-tert-butylphenyl)phosphacthylene (C49H78NClP2Si, Mr= 806.65) was synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal is monoclinic, space group P 21 /n with a=10.319(3), b=23.309(5), c=21.41(1) A, β=99.64(5)°, V=5078(3)A3, Z =4, Dc=1. 05g/cm3, F(000)=1760, μ=1. 92cm-1. Due to the steric hindrance from substituents around phosphaethylene, the P = C bond length is significantly longer than those observed in its analogues. The values of the three bond angles involved in the sp2-hybridized carbon atom (C(1)) of the phosphaethylene are 133.4, 115.1 and 111.4° respectively, deviating significantly from the ideal value of 120°. In addition,although 5 sp2- hybridized atoms (C(2), P(1), C(1), N and C(44)) are sequentially bonded in this molecule, no interaction is observed among the remaining pz orbits of these atoms on the string.