title: The (P4HMes4)- anion: lability, fluxionality, and structural ambiguity (Mes = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2).
abstract: The synthesis and structural characterization of the tetramesityltetraphosphanide anion, (P4HMes4)- (1), is described. It is shown that 1 partially decomposes in solution and displays an unsymmetrical structure in which, depending on conditions, the proton may or may not fluctuate between the terminal P atoms of the P4 chain.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie der Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gomez-Ruiz
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reinhold
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Böhlmann
authors.forename: Evamarie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hey-Hawkins