Volume 39, Issue 16 pp. 2943-2945
Communication

Synthesis of a Complexed 2,2-Bisphosphirane

Mark J. M. Vlaar

Mark J. M. Vlaar

Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Fax: (+31) 20-4447488

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Andreas W. Ehlers Dr.

Andreas W. Ehlers Dr.

Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Fax: (+31) 20-4447488

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Frans J. J. de Kanter Dr.

Frans J. J. de Kanter Dr.

Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Fax: (+31) 20-4447488

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Marius Schakel Dr.

Marius Schakel Dr.

Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Fax: (+31) 20-4447488

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Anthony L. Spek Dr.

Anthony L. Spek Dr.

Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Crystal and Structural Chemistry Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)

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Koop Lammertsma Prof. Dr.

Koop Lammertsma Prof. Dr.

Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Fax: (+31) 20-4447488

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This work was supported in part by the Council of Chemical Sciences with financial aid from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (CW-NWO).

Abstract

Double addition of the phosphinidene complex [PhPW(CO)5] to 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene led to the first bisphosphiranes. The s-trans conformation of the intermediate vinylphosphiranes prevents rearrangements and epimerizations, but does not hamper a second addition (see scheme).

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