Multi-Site Reduction of Hexachlorophosphazene to Low-Valent PN Heterocycles and Extension to the Reduction of poly-Chlorophosphazene
Facile one and two site reduction of hexachlorophosphazene using cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene substituents is shown to yield P-CAACMe-cyclo-(PNP(Cl)2NP(Cl)2N) 1 and P,P’-bis-CAACMe-cyclo-(PNPNP(Cl)2N) 2 (CAACMe=1--3,3,5,5-tetramethyl-2-pyrrolidinylidene). Compound 1 is characterized by its predominantly phosphorus…