Phosphine and Carbene Azido-cations: [(L)N] and [(L)N]

Overview

Journal Chem Sci

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2018 Aug 10

PMID 30090255

Citations 1

Authors

Daniel Winkelhaus

Michael H Holthausen

Roman Dobrovetsky

Douglas W Stephan

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Abstract

The cationic N-species [(-HCF)PN] () featuring a perfluoro-arene phosphonium group serves as a N-source in stoichiometric reactions with several Lewis bases (L) allowing for the stepwise formation of [(L)N] and [(L)N] cations (L = phosphine, carbene) with liberation of (-HCF)P. X-Ray diffraction analysis and computational studies provide insight into the bonding in these remarkably stable azido-cations.

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