Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.49, No.11, 4732-4734, 2010
Synthesis of 1,4,7-Triphenyl-1,4,7-triphosphacyclononane: The First Metal-Free Synthesis of a [9]-aneP(3)R(3) Ring
The 1,4,7-triphenyl-1,4,7-triphosphacyclononane ([9]-aneP(3)Ph(3)) macrocycle was synthesized through the reaction of lithium bis-(2-phenylphosphidoethyl)phenylphosphine with 1,2-dichloroethane. [9]-aneP(3)Ph(3) was subsequently coordinated to a Mo-0 metal center and isolated as the fac-Mo([9]-aneP(3)Ph(3))(CO)(3) metal complex.