| Abstract: | Unusual Reactivity of the Silicon-Phosphorus Double Bond in a Silylidene(fluorosilyl)phosphane: Intramolecular C, H Insertion and its Conversion in a New Silylidene(silyl)phosphane Thermolysis of the (fluoro-tert.butyl-2,4,6-triisopropylphenylsilyl)-tert.butyl-2,4,6-triisopropylphenylsilylidenephosphane (“Phosphasilene”) ( 1 ) in toluene at 130 °C leads, under C,H-activation of a methyl group of a ortho-isopropyl group, to the constitutional isomeric silyl(fluorosilyl)phosphane ( 2 ), whose structure has been crystallographically established. It crystallizes racemically and possesses a benzosilacyclopent-2-ene moiety as major structural motif. Lithiation of 2 leads to the corresponding lithium phosphanide ( 3 ), which eliminates LiF at 80 °C in toluene and, concomitantly, furnishes the colorless new silylidene(silyl)phosphane ( 4 ) in the form of its two diasteromers (Z : E ca. 1 : 2). The 31P NMR chemical shifts of δ = –29.95 and –31.75 are practically identical with the value of 1 , and the 29Si NMR spectrum shows resonance signals at characteristically low field (δ = 222.5 (1J(Si, P) = 160 Hz), 221.8 (1J(Si, P) = 161 Hz)). An single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of an enantiomeric form of the E-isomer reveals a Si=P distance of 2.063(2) Å, whereas the Si–P single bond distance of 2.246(2) Å is ca. 8% longer. The low coordinated silicon center is trigonal planar surrounded and the Si–P–Si angle is 108.09(8)°. |
