η5-Phospholylgallium: The First Monomeric Polyhapto Compound between a Phospholyl Ligand and a Main Group Metal

Andreas Schnepf, Gregor Stößer, Duncan Carmichael, François Mathey, Hansgeorg Schnöckel

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 1999 · 40 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Monomeric polyhapto-bound phospholyl compounds were hitherto unknown for the main group elements. Use of a solution of metastable GaBr has allowed the synthesis of monomeric η5-phospholylgallium, which has been characterized by X-ray structure analysis as the Cr(CO)5 complex 1.