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SUBMITTER: Grell T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7027762 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) 20191227 5
Octaphosphane {cyclo-(P<sub>4</sub> tBu<sub>3</sub> )}<sub>2</sub> (1) undergoes an unexpected isomerization reaction to the constitutional isomer 2,2',2'',2''',3,3'-hexa-tert-butyl-bicyclo[3.3.0]octaphosphane (2) in the presence of Lewis acidic metal salts. The mechanism of this reaction is discussed and elucidated with DFT calculations. The results underline the fascinating similarity between phosphorus-rich and isolobal carbon compounds. The new bicyclic octaphosphane 2 shows a dynamic behavi ...[more]