Beiträge zur Strukturchemie phosphorhaltiger Ketten und Ringe. 16. Die Molekül- und Kristallstruktur des Triisopropyl-undecaphosphans P11(i-Pr)3

Structural Chemistry of Phosphorus Containing Chains and Rings. 16. Molecular and Crystal Structure of the Triisopropylundecaphosphane P₁₁(i-Pr)₃ The compound 4,7,11-triisopropyl-pentacyclo6.3.0.0^2.6.0^3.10.0^5.9]undecaphosphane, C₉H₂₁P₁₁, crystallizes triclinically in the space group P1 with a = 1 045.3 pm, b = 1 057.2 pm, c = 1 075,0 pm, α = 101.00°, β = 98.89°, γ = 112.27° and Z = 2. The main structural feature is a phosphorus skeleton with approximate symmetry D₃ composed of six five-membered rings which are asymmetrically substituted by the isopropyl groups. The (average) bond lengths are d(P? P) = 221.6 pm, d(P? C) = 187.5 pm, d(C? C) = 151.4 pm, d(C? H) = 108 pm with 217.6 ≤ d(P? P) ≤ 226.4 pm. The geometry of the substituents is quite normal.