Access to Extended Polyphosphorus Frameworks
Access to Extended Polyphosphorus Frameworks
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DOI:
10.1002/anie.201001000
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发表时间:
2010-01-01
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Scheer, Manfred
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作者:
Dielmann, Fabian;Sierka, Marek;Scheer, Manfred
The activation of P4 is an current topic in chemistry. Recently, a big impact was made by main-group elements that are able to open one,[1] two,[2] or three PÀP bonds [3] and can degrade the P4 moiety to a P2 or P1 unit.[4] Aggregation of P4 by N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) has also shown that the large P12 unit in A can be achieved.[5] Moreover, larger cationic Pn+(n 89)[6] and anionic Pn À (n 49)[6, 7] polyphosphorus species have been generated in the gas phase using laser ablation techniques. Earlier investigations in organic solvents by Baudler and co-workers led to a large number of organosubstituted polyphosphorus compounds.[8] They have also achieved the synthesis of mixtures of the larger polyphosphides, such as P16 2À, P19 3À, and P21 3À.[9] Some of these structures were partially isolated and structurally characterized [10] as was the polyphosphide P26 4À.[11] In contrast to this activation of P4 with main-group compounds and elements,[12] the activation of P4 by transitionmetal compounds is an established field [13] and of high interest regarding the development of processes for the synthesis of organophosphorus compounds that circumvent PCl3 as a key precursor. To date, the largest neutral Pn species found is [{(Bu3P) 2Ni} 4P14](B), which was synthesized by the condensation of two P7 units starting from Li3P7· 3 DME.[14] Using P4 as starting material, the largest structurally characterized neutral Pn ligand complexes are [{CpCr (CO) 2} 5 (P10)][15] and [(CpRM) 4P10](M= Rh, CpR= Cp’’= η5-1, 3-tBu2C5H3;[16] M= Co, CpR= CpSi= η5-1, 3-(SiMe3) 2C5H3)[17](C). The structure of C is reminicent of the condensation of two cyclo-P5 units. The largest Pn complex obtained from P4 to date is [(Cp’’’Co) 3P12](D; Cp’’’= η5-1, 2, 4-tBu3C5H2), which was identified by 31PNMR spectroscopy and obtained by Scherer and coworkers as a minor product (3%) after the co-thermolysis of [Cp’’’Co (CO) 2] with P4 at 1908 or in moderate yields (23%) by photolysis at room temperature followed by [(Cp’’’Co) 3P8](10%).[18] Furthermore, in both reactions,[(Cp’’’Co) 2 (P2) 2] was formed in the thermolysis as major (22%) and in the photolysis as the minor product (4%). The current level of knowledge raised the question as to whether there are rational ways to synthesize larger neutral Pn aggregates to mimic the transformation of P4 to Hittorf s phosphorus,[19] or other polyphosphorus structures, which are calculated to be more stable than P4 phosphorus.[20] For this reason, the use of an unsaturated complex fragment that is able to consume P4 tetrahedra and combine these to larger species seemed to be advantageous. As it is obvious that CpRCo moieties play an important role in the stabilization of large Pn units, the use of [(Cp’’’Co) 2 (η4: η4-C7H8)](1)[21] came to mind. Complex 1 partly dissociates in solution to liberate electronically unsaturated 14-valence-electron [Cp’’’Co] fragments.[21] These highly reactive metal/ligand fragments could then react with P4 under very mild conditions, in contrast to the rather low reactivity of [Cp’’’Co (CO) 2] with P4.[22] Herein we present the use of this unsaturated complex to form products selectively, depending on the type of reaction procedure and the temperature. These controlled reactions can be used to achieve the largest structurally characterized polyphosphorus complexes containing P16 and P24 units.