title: Rotaxane-stabilized thiophosphonium salt from disulfide and phosphine.
abstract: The reaction of a rotaxanated disulfide with hexamethylphosphorustriamide afforded a stable thiophosphonium salt in rotaxanated form. The structure of the thioposphonium salt was confirmed by spectroscopic and X-ray crystal structure analyses. The successful isolation of this salt was attributed to the special stabilization capability of the rotaxane structure. [reaction: see text]
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oku
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furusho
authors.forename: Toshikazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takata