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Cover Feature: Unexpected Isomerization of Hexa‐ tert ‐butyl‐octaphosphane (Chem. Eur. J. 5/2020)
Author(s) -
Grell Toni,
HeyHawkins Evamarie
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201905351
Subject(s) - isomerization , hexa , cover (algebra) , molecule , feature (linguistics) , palladium , conflation , chemistry , rotation (mathematics) , beauty , stereochemistry , crystallography , philosophy , computer science , catalysis , organic chemistry , aesthetics , engineering , epistemology , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , linguistics
The vitruvian phosphane is presented ! Just as da Vinci's drawing, it shows two superimposed phosphane molecules and thus a conflation of both phosphorus frameworks. Similar to their isolobal organic relatives, these isomers of hexa‐ tert ‐butyl‐octaphosphane interconvert, which is represented herein by a rotation of 90°, keeping the two central P atoms fixed. The new phosphorus‐rich molecule with pentalane structure coordinates to gold(I) or palladium(II) with different coordination modes. The beauty that lies in these structures is a reminder of da Vinci's masterpiece. More information can be found in the Communication by E. Hey‐Hawkins and T. Grell on page 1008.