Phosphanediyl Transfer from Inversely Polarized Phosphaalkenes R1P=C(NMe2)2 (R1 = tBu, Cy, Ph, H) onto Phosphenium Complexes [(η5‐C5H5)(CO)2M=P(R2)R3] (R2 = R3 = Ph; R2 = tBu, R3 = H; R2 = Ph, R3 = N(SiMe3)2)
Reaction of the freshly prepared phosphenium tungsten complex [(η5‐C5H5)(CO)2W=PPh2] (3) with the inversely polarized phosphaalkenes RP=C(NMe2)2 (1) (a: R = tBu; b: Cy; c: Ph) led to the η2‐diphosphanyl complexes $\rm [(\eta^{5}-C_{5}H_{5})(CO)_{2}\overline {W-P(R)-P}Ph_{2}]$ (9a‐c) which were isolated by column chromatography as yellow crystals in 24‐30 % yield. Similarly, phosphenium complexes [(η5‐C5H5)(CO)2M=P(H)tBu] (M = W (6); Mo (8)) were converted into $\rm [(\eta^{5}-C_{5}H_{5})(CO)_{2}\overline {MP({\it t}Bu)P}(H){\it t}Bu]$ (M = W (11); Mo (12)) by the formal abstraction of the phosphanediyl [PtBu] from 1a. Treatment of [(η5‐C5H5)(CO)2W=P(Ph)N(SiMe3)2] (4) with HP=C(NMe2)2 (1d) gave rise to the formation of yellow crystalline $\rm [(\eta^{5}-C_{5}H_{5})(CO)_{2}\overline {W-P(H)-P} (Ph)N(SiMe_{3})_{2}]$ (10). The products were characterized by elemental analyses and spectra (IR, 1H, 13C‐, 31P‐NMR, MS). The molecular structure of compound 10 was elucidated by an X‐ray diffraction analysis.