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Preparation and Reactivity of a Triphosphenium Bromide Salt: A Convenient and Stable Source of Phosphorus(I)
Published on: November 22, 2016
(R,S(P))-1-Diphenyl-phosphino-2-(1-ethoxy-ethyl)ferrocene
1School of Chemical Engineering and the Enviroment, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Fe(C(5)H(5))(C(21)H(22)OP)], the cyclo-penta-dienyl (Cp) rings are almost parallel and are essentially eclipsed. The absolute configuration was determined as S for the planar and R for the central chirality.
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