title: Activation of gaseous PH3 with low coordinate diaryltetrylene compounds.
abstract: The reaction of phosphine gas with a low coordinate diaryl germylene or diarylstannylene results in both oxidative addition and arene elimination at the group 14 atom. The products were characterised by (31)P NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, and represent the first P-H bond activation by a heavy group 14 element compound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Advanced Materials and Biomaterials Research (CAMBR), The University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St., London, Ontario, CanadaN6A 5B7. pragogna@uwo.ca.
authors.forename: Jonathan W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Dube
authors.forename: Zachary D
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Christine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.forename: Philip P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Power
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ragogna