title: Effect of peripheral donor substituents on the binding modes of phosphinomethanide ligands. Synthesis and crystal structures of alkali metal derivatives of an O-functionalised phosphinomethanide ligand.
abstract: The O-functionalised tertiary phosphine {(Me3Si)2CH}P(C6H4-2-CH2OMe)2 (9) is accessible via the reaction of {(Me3Si)2CH}PCl2 with two equivalents of in situ generated 2-LiC6H4CH2OMe. Phosphine 9 is readily deprotonated by Bu(n)Li to give the lithium phosphinomethanide [[{(Me3Si)2C}P(C6H4-2-CH2OMe)2]Li] (13), which undergoes metathesis reactions with the alkoxides MOR [M = Na, K, R = Bu(t); M = Rb, R = 2-ethylhexyl] to give the heavier alkali metal phosphinomethanides [[{(Me3Si)2C}P(C6H4-2-CH2OMe)2]M]n in good yields [M = Na (14), n= 2; M = K (15), Rb (16), n=[infinity]]. Compounds 9, [{(Me3Si)2CH}P(C6H4-2-CH2OMe)2LiBr]2 (10), and 14-16 have been studied by X-ray crystallography; in the solid state 14 adopts a dimeric structure, whereas 15 and 16 crystallise as one-dimensional polymers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Bedson Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK. k.j.izod@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Izod
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Clegg
authors.forename: Ross W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Harrington