Reductive Diphosphene Formation From W(CO)₅-Coordinated Dichlorophosphanes

Abstract

A bis-[W(CO)₅]-coordinated (^tBu)₂diphosphene was prepared from the corresponding [W(CO)₅]-^tBuPCl₂ by treatment with LiAlH₄.

Keywords:

• π-Conjugation
• diphosphene, tungsten carbonyls

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Swedish Research Council, the Göran Gustafsson Foundation, and Uppsala University through the U3MEC molecular electronics priority initiative.