Phosphinimide ligands

Phosphinimide ligands, also known as phosphorane iminato ligands, are any of a class of organic compounds of the general formula NPR3−. The R groups represent organic substituents or, in rare cases, halides or NR2 groups. NPR3− is isoelectronic with phosphine oxides (OPR3) and siloxides ([OSiR3]−), but far more basic.[1][2] By varying the R groups on P, a variety of ligands with different electronic and steric properties can be produced, and due to the high oxidation state of phosphorus, these ligands have good thermal stability.[3] Many transition metal phosphinimide complexes have been well-developed as have main group phosphinimide complexes.[1]

In main group phosphinimide complexes, only terminal and μ2-N-bridging bonding modes are observed.[2] The terminally bound bent ligands are primarily commonly have M-N-P bond angles ranging from 120-150°.[2] Both the M-N and N-P bond lengths are appropriate for double bonds. This bonding can best be described by a covalent single bond with an overlaying share of polar bonding. The μ2-N-bridging mode arises when the free electron pair at nitrogen gives rise to dimerization.[2] These dimeric complexes yield different M-N bond lengths depending on the ligands present in the rest of the ligand sphere of M.[2] When the complex contains two or four identical ligands, nearly equal M-N distances are observed, whereas, when different or odd-numbered identical ligands are in the complex, the M-N distances are all of significantly different length.[2]

  1. ^ a b Dehnicke, Kurt; Krieger, M.; Massa, W. (1999). "Phosphoraneiminato Complexes of Transition metals". Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 182: 19–65. doi:10.1016/S0010-8545(97)90055-2.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference Dehnicke was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Stephan, Douglas (2006). "Sterically Demanding Phosphinimides: Ligands for Unique Main Group and Transition Metal Chemistry". Advances in Organometallic Chemistry. 54: 267–291. doi:10.1016/S0065-3055(05)54006-1. ISBN 9780120311545.
  4. ^ Holthausen, Michael H.; Mallov, Ian; Stephan, Douglas W. (2014). "Phosphinimine-substituted boranes and borenium ions". Dalton Transactions. 43 (40): 15201–15211. doi:10.1039/C4DT02406K. PMID 25184519.
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