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Phosphanides of the Heavier Alkali Metals
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Abstract:
A variety of structures are shown in the solid state by the phosphanides MPHR of alkali metals. Whereas oligomeric and polymeric ladder or helical structures based on M-P bonds predominate for compounds of the lighter homologues (M=Li, Na, K), the 2,6-dimesitylphenylphosphanides of Rb and Cs are present as a Rb4 P4 cubane and a Cs+ {Cs2 (PHR)3 }- contact ion pair, respectively (the partial structures are shown above). These unexpected new structures show interactions between the metal center and π electrons of the ligand.
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