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Iminosulfane(phosphane)carbon(0) derivatives (iSPCs; Ar3P→C←SPh2(NMe); Ar=Ph (1), 4-MeOC6H4 (2), 4-(Me2N)C6H4 (3)) have been successfully synthesized and the molecular structure of 3 characterized. Carbone 3 is the first thermally and hydrolytically stable carbone stabilized by phosphorus and sulfur ligands. DFT calculations reveal the electronic structures of 1-3, which have two lone pairs of electrons at the carbon center. First and second proton affinity values are theoretically calculated to be in the range of 286.8-301.1 and 189.6-208.3 kcal mol-1, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry measurements reveal that the HOMO energy levels follow the order of 3>2>1 and the HOMO of 3 is at a higher energy than those of bis(chalcogenane)carbon(0) (BChCs). The reactivities of these lone pairs of electrons are demonstrated by the C-diaurated and C-proton-aurated complexes. These results are the first experimental evidence of phosphorus- and sulfur-stabilized carbones behaving as four-electron donors. In addition, the reaction of hydrochloric salts of the carbones with Ag2O gives the corresponding AgI complexes. The resulting silver(I) carbone complexes can be used as carbone transfer agents. This synthetic protocol can also be used for moisture-sensitive carbone species. Getting tough on carbon: The combination of the high electron-donating ability of the triarylphosphane ligand and the strong π-acceptor ability of the iminosulfane ligand confers considerable thermal and hydrolytic stability on iminosulfane(phosphane)carbon(0) (see figure). The four-electron donor ability of these carbon complexes is revealed by the synthesis of aurated complexes.

In an industrial process for preparing organohalosilanes by reacting metallic silicon particles with an organohalide in the presence of a copper catalyst, a contact mass composed of the metallic silicon and the catalyst further contains an effective amount of a phosphine chalcogenide compound. The invention drastically increases the silane formation rate and the utilization of silicon without lowering the selectivity of useful silane.

The syntheses and 15N, 31P, and 13C NMR spectra of a series of N-phenyl-P,P,P-triarylphospha-λ5-azenes 4 and the 31P and 13C NMR spectra of the corresponding series of triarylphosphines 5 and triarylphosphine oxides 6 are reported.The substituent effects on the chemical shifts can be best accommodated and rationalized by use of a model for system 4 whereby the dipole of the aryl group and its pendant R group polarizes the rest of the molecule.This includes the P and N atoms and phenyl ring, where an electron-withdrawing R group increases the electron density of the P, N, and ipso C-1 while decreasing the electron density on C-3 and C-4 of the N-phenyl ring (Figure 3).A similar polarization pattern for the phosphine oxide series 6 is suggested.In the phosphine series 5, the chemical shift data is consistent with the lone electron pair on the phosphorus atom delocalizing into the aryl rings.The coupling constant data, in particular 1JPN for series 4 and 1JPC for series 4-6, were examined with use of the Hammett monosubstituent parameter (MSP) and the Taft dual-substituent parameter (DSP) approaches.For systems 4 and 6, without a lone electron pair on the phosphorus atom, a better electron-donating substituent increases the one-bond P-C(Ar) coupling constant.On the contrary, in the phosphine series 5, where there is a lone electron pair on the phosphorus, a better electron-withdrawing substituent increases the one-bond P-C(Ar) coupling constant.DSP treatment of 1JPC, and comparing to the few related systems in the literature,shows three types of systems.One, which includes 4 and 6, has an atom, phosphorus in these cases, that does not have a lone pair of electrons attached to the ring to which is attached an atom with a lone pair of electrons.Here, the resonance effect on 1JPC predominates.A second series, which includes phosphines 5, has a lone pair on the atom attached to the aryl ring.In these cases, the resonance effect is ca. 50percent greater than the inductive effect.Finally, the third series, exemplified by two examples from the literature, has a tetrahedral atom (without a lone pair) attached to the aryl ring and this in turn is attached to tetrahedral atoms without lone electron pairs.In these case, the resonance and inductive effects are fairly comparable.

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The reaction of a series of triarylphosphines with tetramethyl-1,2-dioxetane (1) in C6D6 produced a series of 2,2-dihydro-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2,2,2-triaryl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholanes in high yield.Thermal decomposition of the phosphoranes produced tetramethylethylene oxide and the corresponding triarylphosphine oxides in all cases.The kinetics of phosphorane formation and decomposition in benzene was investigated.The rate data for phosphorane formation showed a reasonable correlation with ?+ constants (correlation coefficient ca 0.98: ρ = -0.82).Theresults are not consistent with nucleophilic attack on oxygen by phosphorus but rather with a concerted (biphilic) insertion into the peroxy bond of the dioxetane.Phosphorane decomposition (at 38 deg C) was found to be substantially more sensitive to substituent effects than phosphorane formation.A good correlation of phosphorane decomposition with Hammett ? constants was obtained (correlation coefficient = 0.997, ρ = -3.51 +/- 0.24).This result is consistent with a mechanism that involves heterolytic cleavage of a phosphorus-oxygen bond followed by the irreversible internal displacement of triarylphosphine oxide.