Issue 29, 2025

A new class of ligand derived from the reactions of bis(dialkylphosphino)amines and 9-diazofluorene: preparation, structure and reactivity

Abstract

The reaction of tetra(isopropyl)diphosphazane (iPr-PNP) or tetraphenyldiphosphazane (Ph-PNP) with 9-diazofluorene (9-DAF) affords new chelating phosphazene ligands [F(NN)P(R)2NP(R)2(NHN)F] where F = fluorenylidene and R = iPr (H[1a]) or Ph (H[1b]). H[1b] has been shown to react with ZnEt2 and AlMe3 giving mononuclear organometallic complexes ZnEt[1b] (4) and AlMe2[1b] (5), respectively, while the reaction with NaH generates the chelated sodium complex Na(THF)2[1b] (6). Complexes 4, 5, and 6 have been fully characterized, and the solid-state structures of all complexes in this study have been authenticated using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complexes 4 and 5 catalyze the ring-opening copolymerization (ROCOP) of cyclohexene oxide (CHO) and phthalic anhydride (PA) giving polyesters in the presence of bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium chloride (PPNCl) as a nucleophilic co-catalyst, yielding moderate molar masses with narrow dispersities.

Graphical abstract: A new class of ligand derived from the reactions of bis(dialkylphosphino)amines and 9-diazofluorene: preparation, structure and reactivity

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Dec 2024
Accepted
08 Jul 2025
First published
08 Jul 2025
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Dalton Trans., 2025,54, 11382-11397

A new class of ligand derived from the reactions of bis(dialkylphosphino)amines and 9-diazofluorene: preparation, structure and reactivity

M. J. J. Laprade, K. N. Robertson, J. A. C. Clyburne and C. M. Kozak, Dalton Trans., 2025, 54, 11382 DOI: 10.1039/D4DT03402C

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