Phosphorus-Nitrogen Compounds: The Reactions of Hexachlorocyclotriphosphazatriene with Pentane-1,5-Diol. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of The Products

Abstract

From the reactions of hexachlorocyclotriphosphazatriene, N₃P₃Cl₆ (1) with pentane-1,5-diol (2) in dichloromethane solution, the following derivatives have been isolated: 2,2-spiro(1′,5′-pentanedioxy)-4,4,6,6-tetrachlorocyclotriphosphazatriene, N₃P₃Cl₄[O(CH₂)₅O] (3); its ansa isomer, 1,3-ansa(1′,5′-pentanedioxy)-1,3,5,5-tetrachlorocyclotriphosphazatriene, (4); bis spiro(1′,5′-pentanedioxy)-6,6-dichlorocyclotriphosphazatriene, N₃P₃Cl₂[O(CH₂)₅O]₂ (5); its spiro-ansa isomer, (1′,5′-pentanedioxy)-1,3-dichlorocyclotriphosphazatriene (6); as well as the bino(1,5-pentanedioxy)-di-(pentachlorocyclotriphosphazatriene), N₃P₃Cl₅ [O(CH₂)₅O]N₃P₃Cl₅ (7), and tri-bino(1,5-pentanedioxy)-di (trichlorocyclotriphosphazatriene), N₃P₃Cl₃[O(CH₂)₅O]₃N₃P₃Cl₃, (8) derivatives. Their structures were established by MS and NMR with the use of ¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P spectroscopy. Product types and relative yields are compared with those of the previously investigated diol derivatives. The yield of the mono-ansa product (25%) obtained in this system was considerably increased relative to those of the propane-1,3-diol derivative (11.2%) and decreased relative to the 2,2-dimethyl-propane-1,3-diol (36.2%), and bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ether (34.5%) derivatives.

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Keywords:

• Hexachlorocyclotriphosphazatriene
• pentane-1,5-diol
• ansa structure
• spiro compounds
• bridged structures
• NMR studies

Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Shin Nisso Co., Ltd., for a generous gift of hexachlorocyclotriphosphazatriene. We are indebted to the School of Pharmacy for mass spectrometric data obtained under the auspices of the University of London Intercollegiate Research Services. We are grateful to Dr. H. G. Parkes and Mr. D. Shipp for obtaining the NMR data.

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