The Lightest Element Phosphoranylidene: NHC-Supported Cyclic Borylidene–Phosphorane with Significant B=P Character

Alfredo Rosas-Sánchez, Isabel Alvarado-Beltran, Antoine Baceiredo, Daisuke Hashizume, Nathalie Saffon-Merceron, Vicenç Branchadell, Tsuyoshi Kato

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Abstract

© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim A borylidene–phosphorane, the lightest phosphoranylidene, which is stabilized by an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, was synthesized and fully characterized. Experimental electron density analysis and DFT calculations indicate an enhanced ylene character (rather than an ylide character) with an exceptionally strong B→P π-back bonding related to the less electronegative boron compared to phosphorus.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4814-4818
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume56
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017

Keywords

  • bora-ylides
  • borylenes
  • N-heterocyclic carbenes
  • phosphines
  • ylides

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