Unusual formation of a tricyclic compound from a phosphaalkyne and an arylgermene exhibiting 1,3-diene characteristics
Abstract
The phosphaalkyne 2 reacted with the germene 1 in a molar ratio of 2:1 with formation of the germadiphosphatricyclooctene 5; this is rationalised in terms of a Diels–Alder reaction of the substrates followed by an ene reaction and intramolecular cycloaddition.