1,1′-(Diphosphene-1,2-diyl)bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine)

Abstract

The title compound, C18H36N2P2, crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1 with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. Both molecules adopt a trans configuration of the tetramethylpiperidine units along the P=P axis. The crystal packing is stabilized only by van der Waals interactions.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• low-coordinate trivalent phosphorus
• diphosphene