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Bis(η 5 ‐cyclopentadienyl)‐1,3‐diphosphabicyclo[1.1.0]butane‐2,4‐diylzirconium: A Simple Synthesis of an Unusual Molecule
Author(s) -
Binger Paul,
Biedenbach Bruno,
Krüger Carl,
Regitz Manfred
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198707641
Subject(s) - cyclopentadienyl complex , butane , simple (philosophy) , molecule , chemistry , computational chemistry , organic chemistry , philosophy , catalysis , epistemology
The metal‐substituted diphosphabicyclobutane 1 and not the expected metalladiphosphacyclopentadiene was formed in the reaction shown below. The distances show unequivocally that a PP bond but no ZrP bond is present in 1 . The t Bu groups are arranged in a nearly eclipsed fashion.