“…Our group has studied metathesis reactions of R′R′′P-P(SiMe 3 )Li with transition metal compounds bearing chloride ligands to introduce phosphanylphosphinidene R′R′′P-P and phosphanylphosphido R′R′′P-P(SiMe 3 ) moieties into the product complexes (R′ = t Bu and i Pr; R′′ = t Bu, i Pr, and Ph). Phosphanylphosphido complexes have been obtained for titanium, − iron, hafnium, zirconium, − tungsten, and molybdenum, and phosphanylphosphinidene complexes have been reported for titanium, , zirconium, , tungsten, , molybdenum, and platinum. − Among these complexes, the complexes of titanium, zirconium, and iron were stabilized using a β-diketiminate ligand. The reactivity of the phosphanylphosphinidene complexes of tungsten was investigated by Grubba and co-workers. , Moreover, the reactivities of monophosphorus analogues M–P and P–R are also rarely reported.…”