Volume 58, Issue 11 pp. 3548-3552
Communication

Acyl-Phosphide Anions via an Intermediate with Carbene Character: Reactions of K[PtBu2] and CO

Maotong Xu

Maotong Xu

Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6 Canada

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Dr. Andrew R. Jupp

Dr. Andrew R. Jupp

Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6 Canada

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Prof. Dr. Douglas W. Stephan

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Douglas W. Stephan

Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6 Canada

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First published: 16 January 2019
Citations: 35

Graphical Abstract

Keeping it PC: The anion [PtBu2] reacts with CO to generate a transient intermediate with carbene character. This species undergoes either 1,2-alkyl migration or dimerization to form acyl-phosphide anions. Similarly, one of these anions reacts further with CO to give a diacyl-phosphide anion.

Abstract

The analogy of the reactivity of group 1 phosphides to that of FLPs is further demonstrated by reactions with CO, affording a new synthetic route to acyl-phosphide anions. The reaction of [K(18-crown-6)][PtBu2] (1) with CO affords [(18-crown-6)K⋅THF2][Z-tBuP=C(tBu)O] (2⋅THF2) as the major product, and the minor product [K6(18-crown-6)][(tBu2PCO)2]3 (3). Species 2 reacts with either BPh3 or additional CO to give [K(18-crown-6)][(Ph3B)tBuPC(tBu)O] (4) and [K(18-crown-6)][(OCtBu)2P] (5), respectively. The acyl-phosphide anion 2 is thought to be formed by a photochemically induced radical process involving a transient species with triplet carbene character, prompting 1,2-tert-butyl group migration. A similar process is proposed for the subsequent reaction of 2 with CO to give 5.

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