title: Experimental observation of the 16-electron molecules SPN, SNP, and cyclic PSN.
abstract: 16-Electron triatomic ring: novel thiazylidynephosphane (SNP) was produced by either flash vacuum pyrolysis (ca. 1000 °C) or laser photolysis (193 nm) of SP(N(3))(3). Its photointerconversion to cyclic thiazaphosphirine (cyc-PSN) and thiophosphoryl nitride (SPN) was found in Ar matrix at 16 K. Cyc-PSN is the first experimentally observed 16-electron cyclic triatomic molecule.
authors.affiliation: Bergische Universität Wuppertal, FB C, Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften, Fachgruppe Chemie, Germany. zeng@uni-wuppertal.de
authors.forename: Xiaoqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beckers
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Willner
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Francisco