Synthesis and structure of a tris imido phosphonate anion; the missing link in imido analogues of phosphorus oxoanions
Abstract
The reaction of PCl3 with 3 equivalents of 2-methoxyaniline in THF/NEt3, followed by metallation with BunLi (2 equivalents) yields a complex [Li2P(H)(NR)3]2 1 (R = 2-methoxyphenyl), whose tris imido phosphonate anion is the imido analogue of the phosphite anion, [HPO3]2−.