Beiträge zur Chemie des Phosphors. 212. Tetraisopropyl-dodecaphosphan(4), P12i-Pr4 – Darstellung,Eigenschaften und Moleküldynamik

Contributions to the Chemistry of Phosphorus. 212. Tetraisopropyldodecaphosphane(4), P₁₂i-Pr₄ – Preparation, Properties, and Molecular Dynamics According to an earlier crystal structure analysis, tetraisopropyldodecaphosphane(4) ( 1 ) exhibits the symmetry C₂, and the substituents are arranged in all-trans position [3]. We have now found by NMR spectroscopic studies that in solution a second configurational isomer of the symmetry C_S ( 1b ) exists in addition to the molecule present in the crystal ( 1a ). The transformation of 1a into 1b , which can only occur through a quasi synchronous inversion at the atoms P³ and P⁴ or P⁹ and P¹⁰, takes place at a noticeable rate already below room temperature.