title: Transition-Metal-like Behavior of Main Group Elements: Ligand Exchange at a Phosphinidene.
abstract: (Phosphino)phosphaketenes (>P-P═C═O) behave as (phosphino)phosphinidene-carbonyl adducts (>P-P←:C═O). CO scrambling was observed using13C labeled CO, and exchange reactions with phosphines afford the corresponding (phosphino)phosphinidene-phosphine adducts (>P-P←:PR3). The latter react with isonitriles and singlet carbenes giving (phosphino)phosphinidene-isonitrile (>P-P←:CNR) and -carbene adducts (>P-P←:C<). Based on experimental results and DFT calculations, it is shown that these "ligand" exchange reactions occur via an associative mechanism as classically observed with transition metal complexes.
authors.affiliation: UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Laboratory (UMI 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States.
authors.forename: Max M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hansmann
authors.affiliation: UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Laboratory (UMI 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States.
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bertrand