Phosphaalkene vs. phosphinidene: the nature of the P-C bond in carbonyl-decorated carbene → PPh adducts.
Treatment of dichlorophenylphosphine with two equivalents of carbonyl-decorated carbenes results in a two-electron reduction of the phosphorus centre concomitant with carbene oxidation to afford novel phosphaalkenes as confirmed via crystallographic, spectroscopic, and DFT analyses.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA. hudnall@txstate.edu.
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Rodrigues
Christopher L
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Dorsey
Chelsee A
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Arceneaux
Todd W
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