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Metal coordination to the formal P=N bond of an iminophosphorane and charge-density evidence against hypervalent phosphorus(V)
Kocher, Nikolaus,Leusser, Dirk,Murso, Alexander,Stalke, Dietmar
, p. 3622 - 3631 (2004)
The iminophosphorane Ph2P(CH2Py)(NSiMe3) (1) was treated with deprotonating alkali metal reagents to give [(Et 2O)Li{Ph2P(CHPy)(NSiMe3)}] (2), [{Ph 2P(CH2Py)(NSi-Me3)}Li{Ph2P(CHPy) (NSiMe3)}] (3) and [{Ph2P(CH2Py)(NSiMe 3)}Na(Ph2P(CHPy)(NSiMe3)}] (4). We report their coordination behaviour in solid-state structures and NMR spectroscopic features in solution. Furthermore, we furnish experimental evidence against hypervalency of the phosphorus atom in iminophosphoranes from experimental charge-density studies and subsequent topological analysis. The topological properties, correlated to the results from NMR spectroscopic investigations, illustrate that the formal P=N double bond is better written as a polar P+-N - single bond. Additionally, the effects of metal coordination on the bonding parameters of the iminophosphorane and the related anion are discussed.