A metal complex of 2,4,6-tris(N,N-di-isopropylamino)cyclotriphosphoxane that is an intermediate to the P4O4M2 cage complex
Abstract
Reaction of (Pri2N)2P(O)H with Mo(CO)6 gives the title compound (2) identified as a Mo(CO)5 complex of the six-membered [Pri2NPO]3 heterocycle and found to be an intermediate for the formation of the P4O4M2 cage complex.