Cationic phosphorus–carbon–pnictogen cages isolobal to [C5R5]+

Cheryl Fish; Michael Green; John C. Jeffery; Richard J. Kilby; Jason M. Lynam; John E. McGrady; Dimitrios A. Pantazis; Christopher A. Russell; Charlotte E. Willans

doi:10.1039/B517710C

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Cationic phosphorus–carbon–pnictogen cages isolobal to [C₅R₅]⁺†

Cheryl Fish,^a Michael Green,*^a John C. Jeffery,^a Richard J. Kilby,^a Jason M. Lynam,*^b John E. McGrady,*^c Dimitrios A. Pantazis,^b Christopher A. Russell*^a and Charlotte E. Willans^b

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^b Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, UK

^c WestCHEM, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, Glasgow, UK

Abstract

The cationic cages nido-[C₂Bu^t₂P₂E]⁺ (E = As, Sb), which are isolobal to the cyclopentadienyl cation, adopt square based pyramidal structures with the heavy pnictogen atom at the apex; NMR and computational methods have been used to probe the dynamic behaviour of the complexes.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B517710C
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 14 Dec 2005
Accepted: 02 Feb 2006
First published: 17 Feb 2006

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Chem. Commun., 2006, 1375-1377

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Cationic phosphorus–carbon–pnictogen cages isolobal to [C₅R₅]⁺

C. Fish, M. Green, J. C. Jeffery, R. J. Kilby, J. M. Lynam, J. E. McGrady, D. A. Pantazis, C. A. Russell and C. E. Willans, Chem. Commun., 2006, 1375 DOI: 10.1039/B517710C

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