Chemistry of bis(pentafluorobenzyl) phosphines and phosphine oxides. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of η6-mesitylene-dichloro-[bis(pentafluorobenzyl)phosphinous acid]-ruthenium(II) and of 1,2-bis(pentafluorophenyl)ethane

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-1139(97)00019-5

The reaction of pentafluorobenzyl magnesium bromide with phosphorus trichloride in a 2:1 molar ratio led to the disubstituted product, bis(pentafluorobenzyl)bromophosphine 1, which, upon reaction with lithium aluminium hydride, was converted to bis-(penta