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Carbodiphosphoranes: The Chemistry of Divalent Carbon(0)
Author(s) -
Tonner Ralf,
Öxler Florian,
Neumüller Bernhard,
Petz Wolfgang,
Frenking Gernot
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.200602552
Subject(s) - divalent , lone pair , protonation , chemistry , molecule , carbon fibers , crystallography , electron , computational chemistry , inorganic chemistry , chemical physics , stereochemistry , ion , organic chemistry , materials science , physics , composite number , composite material , quantum mechanics
A combined experimental/theoretical study gives strong evidence that carbodiphosphoranes are divalent carbon(0) compounds. The calculations show that carbodiphosphoranes have two lone pairs of electrons (see picture), which give rise to unusual properties as confirmed by experiment. The synthesis of a triply charged molecules in which two protonated carbodiphosphoranes serve as donor ligands to an Ag + center supports the bonding model.