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Preparation and Reactivity of a Triphosphenium Bromide Salt: A Convenient and Stable Source of PhosphorusI
Published on: November 22, 2016
Diethyl [4-(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine-4'-yl)phen-yl]phospho-nate
Jan Chyba1, Marek Necas1, Jiri Pinkas1
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic ; Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
Abstract:
The title compound, C25H24N3O3P, was obtained by catalytic phospho-nation of 4'-(4-bromphen-yl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine. The terpyridine moiety is nearly planar, the dihedral angles between the central and the outer rings being 4.06 (9) and 5.39 (9)°. The N atoms in the two pyridine rings are oriented nearly anti-periplanar to that of the central ring. The benzene ring is rotated out of the plane of the central ring of the terpyridine unit by 34.65 (6)°.
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