Phosphaalkene vs. phosphinidene: the nature of the P–C bond in carbonyl-decorated carbene → PPh adducts

Roberta R. Rodrigues, Christopher L. Dorsey, Chelsee A. Arceneaux, Todd W. Hudnall

Chemical Communications · 2013 · 102 citations · 53 references

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Abstract

Treatment of dichlorophenylphosphine with two equivalents of carbonyl-decorated carbenes results in a two-electron reduction of the phosphorus centre concomitant with carbene oxidation to afford novel phosphaalkenes as confirmed via crystallographic, spectroscopic, and DFT analyses.

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