1,4-Bis(phosphine)-2,5-difluoro-3,6-dihydroxybenzenes and their P-oxides: Syntheses, structures, ligating and electronic properties
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2008
Abstract
Reactions of 1,4-difluoro-2,5-dimethoxybenzene with LDA (1:2) at low temperatures generated organodilithio intermediates; quenching the reaction mixtures with chlorophosphines ClPR2 produced 1,4-bis(phosphino)-2,5-difluoro-3,6-dimethoxybenzenes 1a (R = Ph) and 1b (R = iPr). Demethylation of 1a-b was accomplished by BBr3, yielding bis(phosphino)hydroquinones 2a-b. Treating 2a-b with excess hydrogen peroxide produced bis(phosphinyl)hydroquinones 3a-b. The binucleating properties of 2a were established by the formation of a bimetallic nickel complex upon reaction with Ph2Ni(PMe3)2. Electrochemical activity of hydroquinones 2a-b and 3a-b was examined by cyclic voltammetry. In addition, compounds 2a, 3a and 3b were obtained in crystalline form and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The influence of the fluorine substituents on the composition of the frontier orbitals of 2a and 3a was examined by computational methods. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Publication Title
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
Recommended Citation
Pignotti, L.,
Kongprakaiwoot, N.,
Brennessel, W.,
Baltrusaitis, J.,
Luck, R.,
&
Urnezius, E.
(2008).
1,4-Bis(phosphine)-2,5-difluoro-3,6-dihydroxybenzenes and their P-oxides: Syntheses, structures, ligating and electronic properties.
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry,
693(20), 3263-3272.
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2008.07.023
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