Stoichiometric and catalytic Sn-mediated dehydrocoupling of primary phosphines.
The room-temperature reactions of stannocene, Cp*(2)Sn, with a range of primary phosphines, RPH(2), result in diphosphanes [RP(H)P(H)R]. The reactions involving Cp*(2)SnCl(2), however, result in catalytic dehydrocoupling; the first example of main group metal catalysed dehydrocoupling to be identified.
Chemistry Department, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK. vn226@cam.ac.uk
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Naseri
Robert J
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Less
Robert E
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Mulvey
Mary
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McPartlin
Dominic S
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Wright