| Abstract: | Reactions of Silylphosphines with Sulphur We report about reactions of Me2P? SiMe3 2 , MeP(SiMe3)2 3 , (Me3Si)3P 4 , P2(SiMe3)4 5 , and (Me3Si)3P7 1 with elemental sulphur. Without using a solvent 2 reacts very vigorously. The reactions with 3 and 4 show less reactivity which is even more reduced with 5 and 1 . With equivalent amounts of sulphur the reactions with 2 , 3 , 4 lead to compounds with highest content of sulphur. These compounds are Me3SiS? P(S)Me2 9 from 2 , (Me3SiS)2P(S)Me 13 from 3 and (Me3SiS)3P(S) 16 from 4 . Besides, the by-products (Me3Si)2S 8 , P2Me4 7 , and Me2P(S)? P(S)Me2 11 can be obtained. The reactions of silylphosphines in a pentane solution run much slower so that the formation of intermediates can be observed. Reaction with 2 yields Me3SiS? PMe2 6 and Me2P(S)PMe2 10 , which lead to the final products in a further reaction with sulphur. From 3 (Me3SiS)(Me3Si)PMe 14 and (Me3SiS)2PMe 12 can be obtained which react with sulphur to (Me3SiS)2P(S)Me 13. 4 leads to the intermediates (Me3SiS)(Me3Si)2P 18 , (Me3SiS)2(Me3Si)P 17 , (Me3SiS)3P 15 yielding (Me3SiS)3P(S) 16 with excess sulphur. Depending on the molar ratio (P2SiMe3)4 5 reacts to (Me3Si)2P? P(SSiMe3)(Sime3), (Me3SiS)(Me3Si)P? P(SSiMe3). (Diastereoisomer ratio 10:1), (Me3SiS)2P? P(SiMe3)2 and (Me3SiS)2P? P(SSiMe3)(Sime3). With the molar ratio 1:4 the reaction yields (Me3SiS)2P? P(SSiMe3)2 (main product), (Me3SiS)3P(S) and (Me3SiS)3P. All silylated silylphosphines tend to decompose under formation of (Me3Si)2S. (Me3Si)3P7 reacts with sulphur at 20°C (15 h) under decomposition of the P7-cage and formation of (Me3SiS)3P(S). The products of the reaction of 5 with sulphur in hexane solution (molar ratio more than 1:3) undergo readily further reactions at 60°C under cleavage of P? P bonds and splitting off (Me3Si)2S, leading to (Me3SiS)3P(S) and cage molecules like P4S3, P4S7, and P4S10 and P? S-polymers. (Me3SiS)3P(S) isi thermally unstable and decomposes to P4S10 and (Me3Si)2S. Sulphur-containing silylphosphines like (Me3SiS)P(S)Me2 react with HBr at ?78°C under formation of Me3SiBr (quantitative cleavage of the Si? S bond) and Me2P(S)SH, which reacts with HBr to produce H2S and Me2P(S)Br. |
