The synthesis and characterization of 4-isopropylanilino derivatives of cyclotriphosphazene

Recent advances in the supramolecular assembly of cyclophosphazene derivatives

There is still room for improvement in supramolecular systems based on cyclophosphazene derivatives and their potential applications.

4,4′,4′′,4′′′-({4′λ5,6λ5,6′λ5-Spiro[dibenzo[d,f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepine-6,2′-[1,3,5,2,4,6]triazatriphosphinine]-4′,4′,6′,6′-tetrayl}tetrakis(oxy))tetrabenzaldehyde

The complete molecule of the title compound, C40H28N3O10P3, is generated by crystallographic twofold symmetry, with one P and one N atom lying on the rotation axis. The central P3N3ring is close to planar, with an r.m.s. deviation of the six fitted atoms of 0.077 Å. The 2,2′-biphenoxy moiety generates a seven-membered spirocyclic structure with an endocyclic C—C—C—C torsion angle about the central biphenoxy C—C bond of 38.5 (4)°. The formyl-substituted phenyl rings subtend dihedral angles of 56.83 (10) and 61.02 (13)° with respect to the phosphazene core. The C=O and C—H groups of the formyl groups are disordered over two orientations in a 0.640 (4):0.360 (4) ratio. No directional interactions beyond normal van der Waals contacts could be identified in the crystal.

A strategy for the synthesis of cyclomatrix-polyphosphazene nanoparticles from non-aromatic monomers

Cyclomatrix-polyphosphazenes (C-PPZs) are a new class of nanomaterials that have attracted significant interest owing to their unique inorganic–organic hybrid structure and tunable properties.