title: Preparation, structure, and reaction of a sterically encumbered 1-phosphaallene containing a cyclopropylidene moiety.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Sterically protected (Z)-1-(2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenyl)-2,5-dibromo-1-phosphapent-1-ene was allowed to react with potassium tert-butoxide to afford a cyclopropylidenephosphaethene, which was characterized spectroscopically and by X-ray crystallography. Construction of the cycloalkyl groups and isomerization of 1-phosphapenta-1,2,4-trienes to cyclopropylidenephosphaethenes are also described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigekazu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshifuji