title: Zirconium-catalyzed heterodehydrocoupling of primary phosphines with silanes and germanes.
abstract: Triamidoamine-supported zirconium complexes catalyze the heterodehydrocoupling of primary phosphines with silane and germanes. In this catalysis, P-Si or P-Ge products are observed exclusively with no competitive P-P bond formation. Phosphido complexes (N3N)ZrPHR (N3N = N(CH2CH2NSiMe3)33-, R = Ph, 2; Cy, 3) were observed to be the catalyst resting state, and complex 2 was structurally characterized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Roering
authors.forename: Samantha N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: MacMillan
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tanski
authors.forename: Rory
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Waterman