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DOI: 10.1039/A803834A (Paper) Reference Section for: Chem. Commun., 1998, 1527-1528

Synthesis and structure of [{ButP)2H}K·pmdeta]2, containing an organo diphosphido ligand [pmdeta = (Me2NCH2CH2)2NMe]

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Michael A. Beswick, Alexander D. Hopkins, Lesley C. Kerr, Marta E. G. Mosquera, Julie S. Palmer, Paul R. Raithby, Alexander Rothenberger, Andrew E. H. Wheatley, Dominic S. Wright, D. Stalke and Alexander Steiner

Abstract

Reduction of [ButP]4 with K metal (1:5 equiv.) followed by the addition of pmdeta and stoichiometric hydrolysis gives [{(ButP)2H}K·pmdeta]2, a unique complex containing a [ButP(H)PBut]– anion ligand homologous with a phosphido anion (R2P–).

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