An effective synthesis of the hitherto unknown 1-imidoalkylphosphonium salts has been developed in the reported study. The crucial step in the method included the decarboxylative α-methoxylation of N-phthaloyl- or N-succinylamino acids to the corresponding N-(1-methoxyalkyl)imides, followed by the displacement of the methoxy group by the triarylphosphonium group through melting of the imide der...

In the title compound, [Rh(C(13)H(16)NO)(C(18)H(15)P)(CO)]·0.5C(3)H(6)O, the Rh atom exhibits a square-planar coordination geometry, being coordinated by the N and O atoms of the bidentate β-diketonato ligand, a P atom from the triphenyl-phosphine unit and a C atom from the carbonyl group. The asymmetric unit also contains a disordered half-mol-ecule, lying about an inversion center, of the ace...

In the title triangulo-triruthenium compound, [Ru(3)(C(25)H(22)As(2))(C(21)H(21)P)(CO)(9)], the bis-(diphenyl-arsino)methane ligand bridges a Ru-Ru bond and the monodentate phosphine ligand bonds to the third Ru atom. Both the phosphine and arsine ligands are equatorial with respect to the Ru(3) triangle. Additionally, each Ru atom carries one equatorial and two axial terminal carbonyl ligands....

[reaction: see text] Norbornene undergoes Ni-catalyzed (1-2 mol% allylnickel bromide/phosphine/NaBARF or AgSbF(6), 1 bar ethylene, -50 degrees C) hydrovinylation (>97% yield), giving either a 1:1 or a 2:1 (norbornene/ethylene) adduct depending on the size of the phosphine. Use of binaphthol-derived phosphoramidite ligand results in up to 80% ee for the 1:1 adduct. The course of the reaction is ...

The title deuterated tripodal phosphine, C(21)H(12)D(9)PS(3)·0.125CDCl(3), crystallizes as two independent mol-ecules, one of which lies on a general position and the other about a threefold rotation axis, and as a deuteriochloro-form solvate. The solvent mol-ecule is disordered about a site of symmetry 3, so that the ratio of phosphine to solvent is 8:1. The P atom adopts a pyramidal coordinat...

Air-sensitive and air-stable primary phosphines (RPH2) were compared for their ability to undergo photoinitiated phosphane-ene chemistry with 1-hexene. Despite their increased air-stability, the primary phosphines displayed equal to or greater reactivity when compared to air-sensitive alkyl or aryl analogues. The phosphane-ene reaction was also performed in the presence of 1-octanethiol to dete...

In order to estimate the reactivity of disilylated germylene phosphine adducts, a cyclic version of this compound class was reacted with a number of different reagents. Reactions with the chalcogens sulfur, selenium, and tellurium led to dimers of the heavy ketone analogues. Reactions with water and ethyl bromide proceeded to give the respective oxidized germanol and germyl bromide. Two differe...

We developed neutral iridium catalysts with chiral spiro phosphine-carboxy ligands (SpiroCAP) for asymmetric hydrogenation of unsaturated carboxylic acids. Different from the cationic Crabtree-type catalysts, the iridium catalysts with chiral spiro phosphine-carboxy ligands are neutral and do not require the use of a tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate (BArF-) counterion, which is ne...

A recent trend in homogeneous gold catalysis has been the development of oxidative transformations relying on Au(I)/Au(III) redox cycling. Typically, phosphine-supported Au(I) precatalysts are used in the presence of strong oxidants to presumably generate phosphine Au(III) intermediates. Herein, we disclose that such Au(III) complexes can undergo facile C(aryl)-P reductive elimination to afford...