title: A Tricyclic Hexaphosphane.
abstract: The reaction of the functionalized cyclo-tetraphosphane [ClP(μ-PMes*)]2 (Mes*=2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenyl) with different Lewis bases led to the formation of an unprecedented tricyclic hexaphosphane, Mes*P6 Mes*. The formation of this compound was investigated by spectroscopic and theoretical methods, revealing an unusual ring expansion reaction. The title compound was fully characterized by experimental and computational methods.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock (Germany).
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bresien
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock (Germany). axel.schulz@uni-rostock.de.|Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059 Rostock (Germany). axel.schulz@uni-rostock.de.
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock (Germany).
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villinger
keywords: 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine; Lewis base; NMR spectroscopy; phosphorus compounds; polycyclic phosphanes; structure elucidation