Low temperature isolation of a dinuclear silver complex of the cyclotetraphosphane [ClP(μ-PMes*)]2

Abstract

The reaction of the cyclotetraphosphane [ClP(μ-PMes*)]₂ (1, Mes* = 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenyl) with Ag[Al(OR^F)₄] (R^F = CH(CF₃)₂) resulted in a labile, dinuclear silver complex of 1, which eliminates AgCl above −30 °C. Its properties were investigated by spectroscopic methods, single crystal X-ray diffraction and DFT calculations.