Preparation and ligating properties of the first example of a 1,2,4-triphosphole, P3C2But2R [R = CH(SiMe3)2]: crystal and molecular structures of P3C2But2CH(SiMe3)2, trans-[PtCl2(PEt3){P3But2CH(SiMe3)2}]and[Fe2(CO)6{µ-P3C2But2CH(sime3)2}]
Abstract
The first known triphosphole exhibits different modes of ligation to transition-metal centres.