Volume 23, Issue 59 p. 14738-14742
Communication

Dichloro-Cycloazatriphosphane: The Missing Link between N2P2 and P4 Ring Systems in the Systematic Development of NP Chemistry

Dr. Jonas Bresien

Dr. Jonas Bresien

Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock, Germany

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Dr. Alexander Hinz

Dr. Alexander Hinz

Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA UK

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Prof. Dr. Axel Schulz

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Axel Schulz

Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock, Germany

Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany

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Tim Suhrbier

Tim Suhrbier

Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock, Germany

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Max Thomas

Max Thomas

Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock, Germany

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Dr. Alexander Villinger

Dr. Alexander Villinger

Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock, Germany

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First published: 12 September 2017
Citations: 10

Graphical Abstract

NP3 ring system: Starting from a highly reactive amino-diphosphene, a dichloro-cycloazatriphosphane (see Scheme) could be synthesized and fully characterized. This new ring system can be regarded as a congener of [XP(μ-NR)]2 and [XP(μ-PR)]2 systems and therefore contributes to a systematic development of NP chemistry.

Abstract

A dichloro-cycloazatriphosphane that incorporates a cyclic NP3 backbone could be synthesized using knowledge gained from the chemistry of N2P2 and P4 ring systems. It fills the gap between the congeneric compounds [ClP(μ-NR)]2 and [ClP(μ-PR)]2 (R=sterically demanding substituent), and thus contributes to the systematic development of nitrogen–phosphorus chemistry in general. The title compound was studied with respect to its formation via a labile aminodiphosphene, which readily underwent different rearrangement reactions depending on the solvent. All compounds were fully characterized by experimental and computational methods.