Fragmentation of an [RP5Cl]+ cage cation induced by an N-Heterocyclic carbene

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Contributors

  • Michael H. Holthausen - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Sabrina K. Surmiak - , University of Münster (Author)
  • Paul Jerabek - , University of Marburg (Author)
  • Gernot Frenking - , University of Marburg (Author)
  • Jan J. Weigand - , Chair of Inorganic Molecular Chemistry, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)

Abstract

The cage compound [DippP5Cl][GaCl4] (Dipp=2,6-diisopropylphenyl) reacts with an NHC (N-heterocyclic carbene) by an unprecedented [3+2] fragmentation of the P5+ core. This yields an imidazoliumyl-substituted P3 species featuring a triphosphaallyl anion motif and a neutral P2 compound. The mechanism of the fragmentation reaction was elucidated by means of experimental and quantum chemical methods.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11078-11082
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number42
Publication statusPublished - 11 Oct 2013
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-7323-7816/work/163295529

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Keywords

  • carbenes, DFT calculations, phosphorus cations, structure elucidation, triphosphaallyl anion