Synthesis and reactivity of P-ferrocenylalkylidenephosphanes and related iminophosphanes and diphosphenes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(96)06482-0

P-Ferrocenyl-substituted alkylidenephosphanes have been prepared and characterized spectroscopically. Their ready conversion to the corresponding acylphosphanes and 1,2-diacyldiphosphanes, as well as a new type of phosphirene synthesis are presented. The X-ray structure of the tetraferrocenyl-substituted diacyldiphosphane has been investigated. Furthermore, P-ferrocenyl iminophosphanes and their complexation behaviour are described. Diferrocenyldiphosphene, which is known to be unstable, has been stabilized by complexation; this has been confirmed by NMR-spectroscopy and X-ray structure analysis.