Zirconium-Catalyzed Alkene Hydrophosphination and Dehydrocoupling with an Air-Stable, Fluorescent Primary Phosphine

Christine A. Bange; Neil T. Mucha; Morgan E. Cousins; Abigail C. Gehsmann; Anna Singer; Taylor Truax; Lee J. Higham; Rory Waterman

doi:10.3390/inorganics4030026

Inorganics (Aug 2016)

Zirconium-Catalyzed Alkene Hydrophosphination and Dehydrocoupling with an Air-Stable, Fluorescent Primary Phosphine

Christine A. Bange,
Neil T. Mucha,
Morgan E. Cousins,
Abigail C. Gehsmann,
Anna Singer,
Taylor Truax,
Lee J. Higham,
Rory Waterman

Affiliations

Christine A. Bange: Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, 82 University Place, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Neil T. Mucha: Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, 82 University Place, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Morgan E. Cousins: Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, 82 University Place, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Abigail C. Gehsmann: Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, 82 University Place, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Anna Singer: Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, 82 University Place, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Taylor Truax: Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, 82 University Place, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Lee J. Higham: School of Chemistry, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Rory Waterman: Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, 82 University Place, Burlington, VT 05401, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics4030026
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 3
p. 26

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Zirconium-catalyzed alkene hydrophosphination and dehydrocoupling with an air-stable, fluorescent primary phosphine 8-[(4-phosphino)phenyl]-4,4-dimethyl-1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-2,6-diethyl-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene furnishes fluorescent phosphine products. Hydrophosphination of the fluorescent phosphine produces products with a complete selectivity for the secondary product. A key intermediate in catalysis, a zirconium phosphido compound, was isolated.

Published in Inorganics

ISSN: 2304-6740 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Inorganic chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/Inorganics

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