title: A versatile hard-soft N/S-ligand for metal coordination and cluster formation.
abstract: Deprotonation of the thialdiphosphazane [S[double bond, length as m-dash]PH(μ-N(t)Bu)]2 with a range of metal-bases gives the stable dianion [S-P(μ-N(t)Bu)]2(2-), which is valence-isoelectronic with the widely-used [RN-P(μ-NR)]2(2-) ligand. Structural studies show that the new ligand has adaptable hard-soft character with respect to the coordinated metal centre and that its multidentate nature can be exploited to construct large cage architectures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, CB2 1EW Cambridge, UK. dsw1000@cam.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Callum G M
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: Alex J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Plajer
authors.forename: Raúl
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authors.lastname: García-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.forename: Sanjay
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authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Lutz H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gade
authors.forename: Dominic S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Wright