Authentication of a sodium primary phosphide: synthesis and crystal structure of [Na{PH(C6H11)}(pmdeta)]2(pmdeta =N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine)

Abstract

The reaction of the primary phosphine PH₂(C₆H₁₁) with NaBuⁿ in the presence of pmdeta gives the first sodium phosphide containing simple organo substituents [Na{PH(C₆H₁₁)}(pmdeta)]₂1(pmdea =N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine) to be structurally characterised.