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Specific and reversible alkynyl transfer reactions of an n-heterocyclic phosphane
Gediga, Michael,Burck, Sebastian,Bender, Johannes,F?rster, Daniela,Nieger, Martin,Gudat, Dietrich
, p. 1818 - 1825 (2014)
Reaction of P-chloro-1,3,2-diazaphospholenes with alkynyllithium or Grignard reagents produced N-heterocyclic alkynylphosphanes 3a-c. Terminal alkynylphosphane 3c reacted in the presence of a catalytic amount of CuCl with formation of bis-phosphanylalkyne 4, ethyne and chlorodiazaphospholene 2b, which was converted into the appropriate azide 6 upon addition of LiN3. Detailed studies allowed us to explain the formal alkynyl/Cl metathesis and alkynyl scrambling as arising from a combination of Cu-catalysed cross-coupling steps and the reverse processes, which involved Cu-induced P-C bond breaking. The superposition of individual steps allows the formulation of an equilibrium reaction: 2 3c [lrarr2] 4 + HCCH. Shift of the equilibrium by enforced release of acetylene into the gas phase enabled quantitative conversion of 3c into 4. Traces of P-C bond-activation products were also detected upon action of CuCl on 3b with an internal triple bond, but alkynylphosphanes with Ph2P or (iPr2N)2P moieties were unreactive. Alkynylphosphanes 3a-c and 4 were characterised by spectroscopic data and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The presence of notably elongated P-C bonds points to a bond-weakening effect, which is responsible for explaining the unusual P-C bond reactivity.