Synthesis and Crystal Structure Analysis of Tetraphosphanylsilane and Identification of Tetraphosphanylgermane

M Driess, C Monsé, R Boese…

Index: Driess, Matthias; Monse, Christian; Boese, Roland; Blaeser, Dieter Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 1998 , vol. 37, # 16 p. 2257 - 2259

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Abstract

Abstract Inversion-symmetric pairs, each with two weak P–H⋅⋅⋅ P interactions, form molecules of Si (PH 2) 4 in the crystal (see drawing). The title compounds are formed from ECl 4 (E= Si, Ge) on reaction with [LiAl (PH 2) 4] and could serve as single-source CVD precursors for phosphides.