Issue 65, 2024

A neutral diphosphene radical: synthesis, electronic structure and white phosphorus activation

Abstract

(ClImDipp)P–P(Dipp)˙ (), a rare example of a neutral, mixed substituted diphosphene radical, has been prepared by reduction of (ClImDipp)PP(Dipp)[OTf] (2[OTf]) and (ClImDipp)PP(Cl)(Dipp) (3) with cobaltocene (CoCp2) (ClImDipp = 4,5-dichloro-1,3-bis(1,3-diisopropylphenyl)-imidazol-2-yl, Dipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl). Radical compound readily activates white phosphorus (P4), resulting in the formation of an intriguing octaphosphane butterfly compound P8(ClImDipp)2(Dipp)2 (4).

Graphical abstract: A neutral diphosphene radical: synthesis, electronic structure and white phosphorus activation

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 May 2024
Accepted
24 Jun 2024
First published
04 Jul 2024

Chem. Commun., 2024,60, 8537-8540

A neutral diphosphene radical: synthesis, electronic structure and white phosphorus activation

J. Haberstroh, C. Taube, J. Fidelius, S. Schulz, N. Israel, E. Dmitrieva, R. M. Gomila, A. Frontera, R. Wolf, K. Schwedtmann and J. J. Weigand, Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 8537 DOI: 10.1039/D4CC02200A

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