The triphenylphosphine ligand (C6H5)(2)PC6H4(CH2)(4)Si(OCH3)(3) 5(T-0) being provided with a T-silyl functionalized (CH,), spacer in para-position of only one aryl ring is obtained by a simple four-step reaction starting with p-bromobutenylbenzene 1. 1 is hydrosilylated with HSiCl3 to the silyl species 2 in which the chlorine atoms are exchanged by Oi-Pr groups to give 3(TO). P-C coupling of 3(TO) with Ph,PCI is achieved with a Grignard reaction. Finally the Oi-Pr functions in the resulting phosphine 4(T-0) are replaced by OMe substituents with methanol in the presence of CH,C,II,SO,H. Treatment of the modified phosphine 5(TO) with [mu -ClRh(CO)(2)](2) gave the T-silyl functionalized rhodium(I) complex 6(T-0) which is a suitable precursor for sol-gel processing. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
The triphenylphosphine ligand (C6H5)(2)PC6H4(CH2)(4)Si(OCH3)(3) 5(T-0) being provided with a T-silyl functionalized (CH,), spacer in para-position of only one aryl ring is obtained by a simple four-step reaction starting with p-bromobutenylbenzene 1. 1 is hydrosilylated with HSiCl3 to the silyl species 2 in which the chlorine atoms are exchanged by Oi-Pr groups to give 3(TO). P-C coupling of 3(TO) with Ph,PCI is achieved with a Grignard reaction. Finally the Oi-Pr functions in the resulting phosphine 4(T-0) are replaced by OMe substituents with methanol in the presence of CH,C,II,SO,H. Treatment of the modified phosphine 5(TO) with [mu -ClRh(CO)(2)](2) gave the T-silyl functionalized rhodium(I) complex 6(T-0) which is a suitable precursor for sol-gel processing. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
The triphenylphosphine ligand (C6H5)(2)PC6H4(CH2)(4)Si(OCH3)(3) 5(T-0) being provided with a T-silyl functionalized (CH,), spacer in para-position of only one aryl ring is obtained by a simple four-step reaction starting with p-bromobutenylbenzene 1. 1 is hydrosilylated with HSiCl3 to the silyl species 2 in which the chlorine atoms are exchanged by Oi-Pr groups to give 3(TO). P-C coupling of 3(TO) with Ph,PCI is achieved with a Grignard reaction. Finally the Oi-Pr functions in the resulting phosphine 4(T-0) are replaced by OMe substituents with methanol in the presence of CH,C,II,SO,H. Treatment of the modified phosphine 5(TO) with [mu -ClRh(CO)(2)](2) gave the T-silyl functionalized rhodium(I) complex 6(T-0) which is a suitable precursor for sol-gel processing. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.