Formation of the 7-triphenylphosphonio-norbornen-7-ylium dication: a non-classical dication
Abstract
While the norbornen-7-ylium cation dissolved in liquid SO2 does not undergo 7-substitution with PPh3, the analogous reaction with the 7-methoxynorbornen-7-ylium cation produces the 7-methoxynorbornen-7-yl-triphenylphosphonium cation; the intermediate 7-triphenylphosphonio-norbornen-7-ylium dication could be detected.