Issue 1, 2016

Zwitterionic and biradicaloid heteroatomic cyclopentane derivatives containing different group 15 elements

Abstract

The formal cyclopentane-1,3-diyl derivatives [E1(μ-NTer)2({E2C} = NDmp)] (Ter = 2,6-dimesityl-phenyl, Dmp = 2,6-dimethylphenyl) were prepared by 1,1-insertion of CNDmp into the N–E2 bond of [E1(μ-NTer)2E2] (E1 = N, P; E2 = P, As). The insertion does not occur for E1 = E2 = As or E2 = Sb. Dependent on the choice of formal radical centres E, either a biradicaloid or a zwitterion was obtained. The biradicaloid features a P and an As radical center and its biradical character was established by computations as well as characteristic reactivity with respect to the formation of a housane derivative and the activation of molecules bearing multiple bonds, which was demonstrated using the example of PCtBu. In contrast, the formally N,As- and N,P-centered biradicaloids are better regarded as zwitterionic species in accord with computations and diminished reactivity, as neither housane formation nor activation of multiple bonds could be observed.

Graphical abstract: Zwitterionic and biradicaloid heteroatomic cyclopentane derivatives containing different group 15 elements

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
17 sep 2015
Accepted
26 okt 2015
First published
27 okt 2015
This article is Open Access

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Chem. Sci., 2016,7, 745-751

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Zwitterionic and biradicaloid heteroatomic cyclopentane derivatives containing different group 15 elements

A. Hinz, A. Schulz and A. Villinger, Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 745 DOI: 10.1039/C5SC03515E

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