Reaction of terminal phosphinidene complexes with dihydrogen

• Main Authors: Ting, Liow Yu, Nicholls, Leo, Li, Yongxin, Ganguly, Rakesh, Mathey, François, Duffy, Matthew P.
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100841; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13689
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The reaction of H2 with [RP-W(CO)5] (R = Ph, Me) above 120 °C leads, first, to the secondary diphosphine complex (RPH-PHR)(W(CO)5)2 and then to the primary phosphine complex (RPH2)(W(CO)5). On the basis of DFT calculations, the mechanism most likely involves the addition of H2 to the P–W bond, follo...