Alcoxyflurophosphoranes. II—Monoalcoxyfluorophosphoranes possédant un centre d'asymétrie; diastéréotopie des fluors apicaux

Twenty-six monoalkoxyfluorophosphoranes bearing an asymmetric substituent of types R¹PF₃(OR²*)( 1 ), R¹*PF₃(OR²) ( 2 ), R¹R³PF₂(OR²* 3 ) and R₂¹PF₂(OR²*)( 4 ), have been prepared. The non-equivalence of the axial fluorine atoms is observed in the ¹⁹F NMR spectra for the compounds of types 1 δ_F′a – δ_F′a ～ 0·5 to 3·8 ppm, J(F_aF′_a) ～ 10 Hz, 2 δ_Fa – δ_F′a ～ 1·1 to 1·5 ppm, J(F_aF′_a) ～ 14 Hz and 3 δ_Fa – δ_Fa ～ 0·2 ppm, J(F_aF′_a) ～ 10 Hz but not for those of type 4 R₁²PF₂(OR²*). Its origin is assigned to the diastereotopic character of these fluorines. The possibility of a hindered rotation of the substituents as the origin of the phenomenon is excluded. The preparation of sec-BuPF₄ and EtPhPF₃ is also reported.