Functionalization of P4 in the coordination sphere of coinage metal cations

Jaap E Borger; Martijn S Bakker; Andreas W Ehlers; Martin Lutz; J Chris Slootweg; Koop Lammertsma

doi:10.1039/c5cc10037b

Functionalization of P4 in the coordination sphere of coinage metal cations

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Feb 25;52(16):3284-7. doi: 10.1039/c5cc10037b.

Authors

Jaap E Borger¹, Martijn S Bakker¹, Andreas W Ehlers¹, Martin Lutz², J Chris Slootweg¹, Koop Lammertsma³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. K.Lammertsma@vu.nl.
² Crystal and Structural Chemistry, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. K.Lammertsma@vu.nl and Department of Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006 South Africa.

PMID: 26750104
DOI: 10.1039/c5cc10037b

Abstract

Selective functionalization of white phosphorus is achieved by addition of ArLi to unique cationic coinage metal η(2)-P4 complexes. This novel approach allows controlled P-C bond formation using the bulky DmpLi (Dmp = 2,6-Mes2C6H3) and the unencumbered MesLi, giving sterically diverse doubly complexed RP4 butterfly derivatives in a single step.