ABSTRACT
The reactivity of organonickel sigma-complex [NiBr(Mes)(bpy)], where Mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl, bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine towards phenylphosphine (PhPH2) has been investigated. It was found that this interaction leads to secondary mesitylphenylphosphine and dimesitylphosphine by formation of new carbon-phosphorus bond involving mesityl fragment of starting organonickel sigma-complex.
Funding
This work is financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project 14-13-01122).