M. Zablocka, A. Igau, B. Donnadieu, J.-P. Majoral, A. Skowronska and P. Meunier
The zirconaindane phospholane 3 reacts either with PhSbCl2 or Me2SnCl2 to give tricyclic systems incorporating phosphorus, antimony or tin; the same reaction involving 3 and R2PCl (R = Ph, Et) leads to acyclic–cyclic diphosphanes.