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Diverse Reactivity of an Electrophilic Phosphasilene towards Anionic Nucleophiles: Substitution or Metal–Amino Exchange
Author(s) -
Willmes Philipp,
Junk Lukas,
Huch Volker,
Yildiz Cem B.,
Scheschkewitz David
Publication year - 2016
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.201605699
Subject(s) - chemistry , electrophile , reactivity (psychology) , dimethoxyethane , nucleophile , substitution reaction , toluene , medicinal chemistry , nucleophilic substitution , lithium (medication) , electrophilic substitution , metal , organic chemistry , catalysis , medicine , alternative medicine , electrode , pathology , electrolyte , endocrinology
The reaction of MesLi (Mes=2,4,6‐trimethylphenyl) with the electrophilic phosphasilene R 2 (NMe 2 )Si‐RSi=PNMe 2 ( 2 , R=Tip=2,4,6‐triisopropylphenyl) cleanly affords R 2 (NMe 2 )Si‐RSi=PMes and thus provides the first example of a substitution reaction at an unperturbed Si=P bond. In toluene, the reaction of 2 with lithium disilenide, R 2 Si=Si(R)Li ( 1 ), apparently proceeds via an initial nucleophilic substitution step as well (as suggested by DFT calculations), but affords a saturated bicyclo[1.1.0]butane analogue as the final product, which was further characterized as its Fe(CO) 4 complex. In contrast, in 1,2‐dimethoxyethane the reaction of 1 with 2 results in an unprecedented metal–amino exchange reaction.