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Isolation of a Neutral P 8 Cluster by [2+2] Cycloaddition of a Diphosphene Facilitated by Carbene Activation of White Phosphorus
Author(s) -
Dorsey Christopher L.,
Squires Brian M.,
Hudnall Todd W.
Publication year - 2013
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.201301137
Subject(s) - carbene , white phosphorus , cycloaddition , orange (colour) , chemistry , cluster (spacecraft) , phosphorus , crystallography , diffraction , crystal structure , stereochemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , physics , food science , computer science , optics , programming language
P‐cing it together : Carbonyl‐decorated carbenes readily activate white phosphorus to afford carbene‐stabilized P 4 and P 8 clusters. Mechanistic evidence suggests the P 8 cluster (see structure from X‐ray diffraction: C gray, P orange, N blue, O red) forms by a [2+2] cycloaddition of a transient diphosphene species.