名称:
Radical cations of bis(diphenylphosphino) derivatives (Ph2P-R-PPh2): the formation of localized, cyclic, and dimeric configurations; an ESR and quantum chemical study
摘要:
A matrix ESR study on radiogenic radical cations of Ph2P-R-PPh2 derivatives with various linkers (R) is presented. The experiments show that in a frozen dichloromethane solution the radical cations can adopt localized (Ph2PR+), cyclic (Ph2 activated P-R-PPh2.+), and dimeric (Ph2R-PRPh2+) configurations, depending on the nature of the linker. The cyclic and dimeric products are formed in the reaction of a localized cation with a second free-electron pair, resulting in an intra- or intermolecular three-electron P-P sigma* bond, respectively. The formation of the cyclic structure, with a strongly bent P-P sigma* bond, requires a specific proximate position of the two phosphine moieties in the precursor molecule. The mutual orientation of the two free-electron pairs of the precursors is assessed by NMR via the (n)J(PP) spin-spin coupling constant. Ab initio UHF quantum chemical calculations at the 3-21G*/SCF level support the assignments.