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Formation of a Dicyanotriorganophosphorane from the Reaction of Triphenylphosphane with Phenylselenocyanate
Author(s) -
Barnes Nicholas A.,
Godfrey Stephen M.,
Halton Ruth T. A.,
Law Suzanna,
Pritchard Robin G.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200503335
Subject(s) - mechanism (biology) , chemistry , reaction mechanism , group (periodic table) , stereochemistry , catalysis , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
A glimpse of the elusive : A Group 15 triorganodicyanide has been prepared and crystallographically characterized for the first time. The reaction of phenylselenocyanate with triphenylphosphane affords a facile route to the elusive dicyanotriorganophosphorane Ph 3 P(CN) 2 . The complex reaction mechanism also results in formation of the diiminophosphorane Ph 3 PNC(CN) 2 C(CN) 2 NPPh 3 .