The title mol-ecule, C(27)H(44)O(4)Si, bears a bulky triisopropyl-silyl group. The cyclopentene ring adopts an envelope conformation; the plane of its four coplanar C atoms and the benzene ring make a dihedral angle of 73.2 (6)°.

The widely available carbonyl compounds react with Grignard reagents in the presence of diethyl phosphite to give the corresponding olefins in good to excellent yields: A range of conjugated dienes, terminal olefins, multisubstituted-alkenes and conjugated enynes could be readily obtained by the method in mild conditions.

Michaelis-Arbuzov reactions of S-aryl disulfide derivatives of 3'-thiothymidine or 5'-thioadenosine with tris(trimethylsilyl) phosphite proceeded in high yields to the corresponding phosphorothiolate monoesters. Subsequent hydrolytic desilylation and phosphate coupling were effected in one-pot using liquid-assisted grinding in a vibration ball mill. Novel 3',5'- and 5',5'-pyrophosphorothiolate-...

The title compound, [PtCl(2)(C(9)H(21)O(3)P)(2)], was obtained from a solution of PtCl(2)(COD) (COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) and triisopropyl-phosphite in dichloro-methane. The complex features a Pt(II) atom coordinated by two Cl and two P atoms, yielding a slightly distorted cis square-planar geometry.

A new chiral open-framework cobalt phosphite [C6N2H14][Co(HPO3)2] (1) with helical channels has been synthesized under solvothermal conditions in the presence of achiral organic amine. The circular dichroism (CD) spectrum indicates that the bulk crystals have optical activity. Magnetic measurements reveal that 1 is a weak ferromagnet.

A dissymmetric TTF-type electron donor, cyanobenzene-ethylenedithio-tetrathiafulvalene (CNB-EDT-TTF), was obtained in high yield, by a cross-coupling reaction with triethyl phosphite between 2-thioxobenzo[d][1,3]dithiole-5-carbonitrile and 5,6-dihydro-[1,3]dithiolo[4,5-b][1,4]dithiin-2-one. This new donor was characterized namely by single crystal X-ray diffraction, cyclic voltammetry, NMR, UV-...