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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
(3,5,7-Tribromo-tropolonato-κO,O')tris-(triphenyl-phosphine-κP)silver(I)
1Department of Chemistry, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa.
Abstract:
The title compound, [Ag(C(7)H(2)Br(3)O(2))(C(18)H(15)P)(3)], a silver(I) derivative of 3,5,7-tribromo-tropolone, has three triphenyl-phosphine ligands coordinated to the silver centre, whereas the 3,5,7-tribromo-tropolonate anion coordinates as a bidentate ligand. The compound is an example of a five-coordinate silver complex containing a bidentate ligand.
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