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Hexaphosphine: A Multifaceted Ligand for Transition Metal Coordination
Author(s) -
Smaliy Radomyr V.,
Beaupérin Matthieu,
Mielle Arnaud,
Richard Philippe,
Cattey Hélène,
Kostyuk Aleksandr N.,
Hierso JeanCyrille
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201101142
Subject(s) - chemistry , bimetallic strip , ligand (biochemistry) , cyclopentadienyl complex , palladium , transition metal , rhodium , molybdenum , coordination complex , coordination sphere , platinum , metal , crystallography , combinatorial chemistry , stereochemistry , inorganic chemistry , catalysis , crystal structure , organic chemistry , biochemistry , receptor
We report the synthesis and characterization of the first ferrocenyl polyphosphane incorporating six phosphorus donor atoms. In this unique ligand, the cyclopentadienyl rings of the ferrocenyl backbone adopt a staggered position, which leads to a piano‐stool arrangement for each of the two sets of three P atoms facing the same direction. As a consequence of its remarkable flexibility, this hexaphosphane displays versatile coordination behaviour towards metals, leading to unexpected structures of palladium and platinum bimetallic complexes. Analogous molybdenum and rhodium complexes are more classical.