Access to catenated and branched polyphosphorus ligands and coordination complexes via a tri(pyrazolyl)phosphane

Access to catenated and branched polyphosphorus ligands and coordination complexes via a tri(pyrazolyl)phosphane:

Chem. Commun., 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C2CC18030H, Communication

Kai-Oliver Feldmann, Roland Frohlich, Jan J. Weigand
We report a high yielding, one-pot synthesis of a tri- and an iso-tetraphosphane from a readily accessible tri(pyrazolyl)phosphane. Their potential as ligands has been shown in complexes with the Fe(CO)₄-fragment.