82 Synthesis and Properties of Phosphaalkenes
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T. A . V A N DER KNAAP, T. C. K L E B A C H , F. VISSER, R . LOURENS, and F. B I C K E L H A U P T Vakgroep Organische Chemie, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081HVAmsterdam, The Netherlands
Three years ago, i t was shown that phosphaalkenes (1), which are not substituted at the P=C double bond by hetero atoms and owe their thermal s t a b i l i t y mainly to steric hindrance around this bond can be obtained by base-induced elimination of HC1 from 2 (1). The predominant role of steric hindrance was obvious from the i n
1
fluence of the groups R on s t a b i l i t y : 1 with R = mesityl (= Mes) or 2,6-dimethylphenyl resulted in stable, isolable compounds, while those with R = 2-methylphenyl or phenyl were too unstable for iso lation. For this reason i t was expected that trimesitylphosphaethene (1b) would be a particularly stable phosphaalkene. However, in this case the amount of the steric hindrance is apparently so large as to prevent the formation of 1b. Even 2b (R =R =R =mesityl) could not be obtained in the usual way by treatment of 3 with HC1; i n stead, the interesting phosphonium salt 4 ( p-NMR: δ=31.9 ppm, JpH = 574 Hz) was formed, providing, as a spin-off, insight into the mechanism of transformations of the type R2PX + HY -> R PY. The primary product 4, in this case is presumably for steric reasons prevented from further reaction via phosphoranes such as 5 to form 2a. 1
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However, 2b c o u l d be s y n t h e s i z e d by r e a c t i n g 6^ w i t h d i m e s i t y l m e t h y l p o t a s s i u m ; e l i m i n a t i o n o f H C l c o u l d n o t be a c h i e v e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f c o n d i t i o n s , p r o b a b l y due t o t h e i n a c c e s s i b i l i t y o f t h e p r o t o n i n 2b f o r b a s e . MesPCl
+ KCHMes
2
—HCl * » MesP=CMes
» 2b
2
6
2
lb
S i m i l a r l y , a t t e m p t e d e l i m i n a t i o n o f H C l f r o m 1^ t o f u r n i s h 8^ was unsuccessful. Cl P-CHMes 2
ClP=CMes
2
7
2
—^—>
lb
8
With r e s p e c t t o the s t r u c t u r e of phosphaalkenes, c o n s i d e r a b l e p r o g r e s s has b e e n a c h i e v e d by t h e X - r a y c r y s t a l s t r u c t u r e d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f Ja (2) and o f i t s C r ( C 0 ) c o m p l e x 2 (3) . B o t h t h e s t r u c t u r a l d a t a and t h e c l o s e s i m i l a r i t y o f s p e c t r a l d a t a c o n f i r m t h a t La as s u c h and as a l i g a n d i n £ has e s s e n t i a l l y t h e same s t r u c t u r e of a p l a n a r , n o n - d e l o c a l i z e d phosphaethene (Table 1). 5
Table 11. S e l e c t e d
s p e c t r a l and
3
.—Z^ ,C(C6H ) CH Λ . r 5
HH Com pound
31 la
233.06
2
I'
N X
13
p
l a : X = lone p a i r
0
3
NMR: P=C (6 i n ppm) c
La and j j i .
s t r u c t u r a l data of
X=Cr(C0)
5
Bond d i s t a n c e s (in pm)
bond angle ( i n °)
P=C
C=P-C
P-C
193.37 J =43.5Hz
170
184
190.94 J =32.3Hz
168
182
P-Cr
108.7
P C
237.3
236
109.8
P C
The P=C bond l e n g t h s o f 170 and 168 pm, r e s p e c t i v e l y , a r e c l e a r l y s h o r t e r than those of d e l o c a l i z e d systems which t y p i c a l l y range f r o m 172 t o 176 pm. I n v i e w o f t h e w e l l - k n o w n t e n d e n c y o f t r i c o o r d i n a t e p h o s p h i n e s t o w a r d s s m a l l bond a n g l e s , i t i s n o t s u r p r i s i n g t o f i n d t h e C=P-C bond a n g l e i n l a (108.70°)to be more a c u t e t h a n e x p e c t e d f o r p u r e s p 2 - h y b r i d i z a t i o n , w h i l e i n t h e f i r s t row a n a l o g o f Uif N - m e s i t y l b e n z o p h e n o n e - i m i n e , t h e C=N-C a n g l e i s 120.8° 0 4 ) . The s t r u c t u r a l d a t a o f j a i m p l y a r e l a t i v e l y h i g h s - c h a r a c t e r i n
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the lone p a i r a t phosphorus, i n t e r m e d i a t e between those i n t e r t i a r y phosphines and_X3-phosphorins. I nline with this interpretation t h e I R - s p e c t r u m (vco=1955 cm"1) and t h e s t r u c t u r a l d a t a o f (CrC t r a n s 1 8 7 pm, C - O t r a n s 113 pm) show l a t o be a l i g a n d o f i n t e r m e d i a t e b a s i c i t y and π-acceptor s t r e n g t h . F i n a l l y , a p r o g r a m was i n i t i a t e d t o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e c h e m i c a l r e a c t i v i t y o f JLa. E a r l i e r e x p e r i m e n t s h a d shown (J_) t h a t t h e p o l a r i t y o f t h e P=C bond i n p o l a r r e a c t i o n s i s r e v e r s e d a s compared t o t h a t o f t h e N=C bond i n i m i n e s ; t h i s i s f u r t h e r e x e m p l i f i e d b y t h e following reactions : :
la
HCl
2a
»
^excess HCl 5 + C H ^ C ^ ) ^
i ^ / M e s ^ - c H C ^ H )Λ OH ' H
C
*
>
0
Mes-?-CH(C H ) 6
5
2
H
2°2. H
0 )
Mes-P-CH(C,H )„ OH
H
3 CH 0Na
Mes-P-CH(C,H,.) 3
3
0
C
H
'·) EtOH, 2·) 0
0 Mes-P-CH(C,H.) OEt
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Mes-P-CD(C,H,) _ è
6
2
6
2
n
0 )
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1
3
5
5
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2
9
2
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R e m a r k a b l e a r e t h e r e a c t i o n s w i t h O 2 , S g , and B r 2 , i n w h i c h f o r m a l l y t h e P=C bond o f l a i s c l e a v e d : la.
^
polymer
+
0=C(C H )
^
polymer
+
S=C(C H )
5£l^MesPBr2
+
6
5
6
5
2
2
Br C(C H ) 2
6
5
2
R e a c t i o n s w i t h d i e n e s and c a r b o n y l compounds d i d e i t h e r n o t o c c u r b e l o w 150°C ( e . g . 2 , 3 - d i m e t h y l b u t a d i e n e , c y c l o p e n t a d i e n e , t e t r a c h l o r o - a - p y r o n ; a c e t a l d e h y d e ) , o r were a c c o m p a n i e d b y decom p o s i t i o n (2,3-dicarbomethoxybutadiene, hexachlorocyclopentadiene, 1 , 3 - d i p h e n y l i s o b e n z o f u r a n ; a c r o l e i n ) . However, 1 , 3 - d i p o l e s r e a c ted r e a d i l y t o give w e l l - d e f i n e d a d d i t i o n products :
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M e S
C
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+
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5
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5
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J
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6
H
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1H20»0
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5
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6
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+
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2
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24h
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S
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C H5 6
Mes The s t r u c t u r e a s s i g n m e n t s o f 10 (δ-^Ρ: 9.3 ppm; δ 1 C: 98.8 ppm i J p c = 30 H z ) , P-Ç-0; 160.6 p p m ^ J p c = 45 H z ) , P-C=N) and J i (δ 31P: 47.36 ppm; 6 1 3 c : 47.75 ppm ( l j p = 14.7 H z ) ; 64.06 ppm ( 2 j = 20.5 Hz) f o l l o w f r o m t h e s p e c t r a l d a t a . I n t h e r e a c t i o n b e t w e e n La and p h e n y l a z i d e , t h e s t r o n g s o l v e n t dependence o f b o t h t h e r a t e and t h e p r o d u c t f o r m a t i o n i s r e m a r k a b l e . I n C^E^ ( a s i n C D C I 3 ) , the r e a c t i o n i s f a s t , a f f o r d i n g t h e i m i n o - y l i d JM a s t h e s o l e p r o d u c t (631p: 18.8 ppm; 6 1 3 c : 68.32 ppm ( l j = 166?5 H z ) ; 68.26 ppm ( 1 J = 166.5 H z ) ; c a . 1:1 m i x t u r e o f c i s / t r a n s i s o m e r s ) . I n C S 2 , t h e r e a c t i o n i s s l o w ; b e s i d e s 8% Π , t h e m a j o r p r o d u c t i s t h e c y c l o a d d u c t \2 (631p: 140.8 ppm; o ^ C : 6Î.1 ppm ( 1 J c = 49 H z ) ) ; t h e s t r u c t u r e o f \2 i s f u r t h e r c o n f i r m e d b y i t s c o n v e r s i o n t o Γ3. Once f o r m e d , Π[ i s n o t c o n v e r t e d t o \2.; t h u s , b o t h compounds a r e o b v i o u s l y formed by d i f f e r e n t mechanisms. 3
1
C
P
P C
C
P C
P
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