Abstract
The new cyclic phosph(V)azane ligand [(C6H5N)P(O)H]2 (2) is obtained from the reaction between PCl3 and PhNH2 in toluene followed by controlled hydrolysis of the product in an H2O–CHCl3 solution. Compound 2 is the first example of P(V) dimer [(µ-NC6H5)P(H)=O]2, a P2N2 ring with two P(O)H moieties. The reaction of 2 with ZnCl2 in a molar ratio of 1 : 1 in tetrahydrofuran yields the cyclophosph(V)azane complex Cl2Zn[(C6H5N)P(O)H]2 (3) in which Zn–O bonds form directly between a cyclic phosph(V)azane ligand and Zn(II). The products have been characterized by infrared, multinuclear (1H, 31P, 13C) NMR, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis.
Acknowledgment
The authors wish to thank Shahid Chamran University Research Council for financial support of this project (Grant 1389).