Synthesis and Characterization of Methylzinc Tri(tert‐butyl)silylphosphanide as well as Related Sodium and Potassium Phosphanylzincates |
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Authors: | Gerhard Sapelza Peter Mayer Matthias Westerhausen |
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Abstract: | The reaction of dimethylzinc and tri(tert‐butyl)silylphosphane in toluene yielded dimeric methylzinc tri(tert‐butyl)silylphosphanide ( 1 ) which crystallized tetrameric. Compound 1 was deprotonated with sodium in DME and the solvent‐separated dimeric ion pair [(dme)3Na]+ [(dme)Na(MeZn)2(μ‐PSitBu3)2]? ( 2 ) was isolated. The reaction of 1 in THF with two equivalents of potassium and one equivalent of tri(tert‐butyl)silylphosphane gave dimeric [{tBu3Si(H)P}{(thf)2K}2(MeZn)(PSitBu3)]2 ( 3 ). Both of these phosphanylzincates contain Zn2P2 cycles with Zn‐P bond lengths of approximately 237 pm, whereas in 1 larger Zn‐P bond lengths of 248.5 pm were found due to the larger coordination numbers of the phosphorus and zinc atoms. |
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Keywords: | Phosphanides Sodium Potassium Zinc Zincates Silylphosphanes |
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