Evidence for Terminal Phosphinidene Oxide Complexes in O,P,C-Cage Complex Formation: Rearrangement of Oxaphosphirane Complexes

Effects of diminished steric protection at phosphorus on stability and reactivity of oxaphosphirane complexes

Facile synthesis of oxaphosphirane complexes II, 1,3,2-dioxaphosphol-4-ene III and 1,3,2-dioxaphospholane complexes IV from Li/Cl phosphinidenoid complexes I is described.

Study on the Acid-Induced Ring-Expansion of an Oxaphosphirane Complex with an Electron-Withdrawing C-Substituent

A study on the acid-induced ring-expansion reaction of the first oxaphosphirane complexes bearing an electron-withdrawing C-substituent is described. The stereoselectively obtained 1,3,4-dioxaphospholane complexes 4a–c, representing the first examples of such fluorinated ligands, were unambiguously characterized by multinuclear NMR, elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies.

CPh3 as a functional group in P-heterocyclic chemistry: elimination of HCPh3 in the reaction of P-CPh3 substituted Li/Cl phosphinidenoid complexes with Ph2CO

Li/Cl phosphinidenoid complexes 2a–c react with benzaldehyde to give 3a–c, but with benzophenone formation of complexes 4 and 5 was observed, the latter revealing the elimination of HCPh₃.

Rearrangement and deoxygenation of 3,3-bis(2-pyridyl)oxaphosphirane complexes

The reaction of Li/Cl phosphinidenoid pentacarbonylmetal(0) complexes with bis(2-pyridyl)ketone led to overcrowded oxaphosphirane derivatives. They can undergo deoxygenation by Ti(iii) reagents or ring expansion via P–C cleavage followed by P–N cyclization.