Diphosphazane complexes

Phosphorus-bridging units constitute a major class of ligands for diruthenium compounds. Phosphido ligands span the metal centers with a single phosphorus donor atom, while two phosphorus donors arc employed in diphosphine and diphosphazane complexes to bridge the dinuclear unit. 

Diphosphaferrocene, with chromium carbonyls, 5, 220 l,l -Diphospha[2]ferrocenophane, synthesis, 6, 210 Diphosphazanes, in dinuclear Ru complexes, 6, 674 l,l -Diphosphetanylferrocenes, preparation, 6, 200-201 Diphosphine borane complex, polypyrrole support for,... 

Coordination compounds of diphosphazane dioxides with uranyl or thorium ions were synthesized [475], The crystal structure of [U02(N03)2L1] [L, = Ph2P(0) N(Ph)P(0)Ph2] reveal the bidentate chelating mode of binding of the diphosphazane dioxide to these metals. The chemistry of other uranium organophosphorus and related compounds is described [476-479]. Some of the actinide complexes are presented in Table 5.16. 

Diphosphazane dioxide complexes of lanthanides have potential application in the solvent extraction separation of lanthanides. Reaction of lanthanide nitrate with X2P(0)NPr )-P(0)X2(L-L) yields the bis chelate complexes Ln(NC>3)(L-L)2. The structure of the praseodymium complex has been determined by X-ray diffraction and the space group is P32- There are two independent molecules in the unit cell which differ in orientation of the phenyl group. The metal ion is ten-coordinated [264]. 

Diphosphazane ligands bridge the diruthenium unit in a similar manner to diphosphines (e.g., dppm) however, it has been shown that modification of the OR substituents on the phosphazane ligands can have a significant effect on the reactivity of the complexes. 

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