Frustrated Lewis Pair Adduct of Atomic P(−1) as a Source of Phosphinidenes (PR), Diphosphorus (P<sub>2</sub>), and Indium Phosphide
Brandon L. Frenette, Jonathan Trach, Michael J. Ferguson, Eric Rivard
Abstract
Abstract We report phosphinidenes (PR) stabilized by an intramolecular frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) chelate. These adducts include the parent phosphinidene, PH, which is accessed via thermolysis of coordinated HPCO. The reported FLP‐PH species acts as a springboard to other phosphorus‐containing compounds, such as FLP‐adducts of diphosphorus (P 2 ) and InP 3 . Our new adducts participate in thermal‐ or light‐induced phosphinidene elimination (of both PH and PR, R=organic group), transfer P 2 units to an organic substrate, and yield the useful semiconductor InP at only 110 °C from solution.
Topics & Concepts
PhosphinideneAdductFrustrated Lewis pairPhosphideChemistryIndium phosphideThermal decompositionLewis acids and basesIntramolecular forcePhosphorusIndiumSubstrate (aquarium)TinYield (engineering)Medicinal chemistryStereochemistryInorganic chemistryPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryMetalCatalysisMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsOceanographyGallium arsenideMetallurgyGeologyOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistrySynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques