Tris(tetramethylguanidinyl)phosphine: The Simplest Non-ionic Phosphorus Superbase and Strongly Donating Phosphine

Florenz Buß1, Maike B Röthel2, Janina A Werra2

  • 1Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28-30, 48149, Münster, Germany.

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