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THE CLEAVAGE OF P-C BONDS IN DIPHOSPHINES BY LITHIUM: THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF 2(OC4H8)8>
Brooks, Peter,Craig, Donald C.,Gallagher, Michael J.,Rae, A. David,Sarrof, Adrien
, p. C1 - C4 (1987)
Reaction of alkane-1,n-diylbisdiphenylphosphines with lithium in tetrahydrofuran gives only the diphosphides resulting from cleavage of a phosphorus-aryl bond at each end of the chain; the course of the reaction is independent of chain length.The X-ray structure of the ethane diphosphide is presented and a possible mechanism discussed.
