Formation of a hydrido diphenylphosphinomethylzirconium(III) species by reduction of (C5H4-t-Bu)2Zr(CH2PPh2)2

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(89)80127-5

Chemical reduction of (C5H4-t-Bu)2Zr(CH2PPh2)2 (1) was monitored by ESR and 1H NMR spectroscopy.A labile Zr(III) species, (C5H4-t-Bu)Zr(CH2PPh2)2 (2), was first characterized by its ESR signal (triplet of quintet; a(1H) 3.5 G; a(31P) 11.0 G).Evolution of