title: Facile self-assembly of the first diphosphametacyclophane.
abstract: The reaction of isophthaloyl chloride and methyl-bis(trimethylsilyl)phosphane under mild conditions affords high yields of m-{-C(O)-C(6)H(4)(C(O)PMe)}(2) (1,10-dimethyl-1,10-diphospha-[3.3]-metacyclophane-2,9,11,18-tetraone): the first example of a diphosphametacyclophane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: Ian R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Crossley
authors.forename: Martyn P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Coles
authors.forename: S Mark
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Roe
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010880:Piperidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010880:Piperidines