Phosphine boron trifluoride complexation

The 2-X. -phosphaquinolines (117) were surprisingly the products when a phosphinidyne-ammonium salt (118) and an alkyne were stirred together in toluene, followed by addition of a base a mechanism via a phosphirene as shown was given. Attempts to prepare 4,5-disubstituted 1,2,4,3-triazaphospholes from amidrazones (119) and tris(dimethylamino)phosphine gave tetramers (120) monomeric boron trifluoride complexes (121), however, could be obtained. Several condensed 1,4,2-diazaphospholes (122) and (123) have been prepared. 

Beaulieu, W.B., Rauchfuss. T. and Roundhill, D.M. (1975) Interconversion reactions between substituted phosphinous acid-phosphinito complexes of platinum([[) and their capping reactions with boron trifluoride-diethyl etherate. Inorg. Chem., 14, 1732-1734. 

The strength or coordinating power of different Lewis acids can vary widely against different Lewis bases. Thus, for example, in the case of boron trihalides, boron trifluoride coordinates best with fluorides, but not with chlorides, bromides, or iodides. In coordination with Lewis bases such as amines and phosphines, BF3 shows preference to the former (as determined by equilibrium constant measurements).66 The same set of bases behaves differently with the Ag+ ion. The Ag+ ion complexes phosphines much more strongly than amines. In the case of halides (F, CP, Br, and P), fluoride is the most effective base in protic acid solution. However, the order... 

The chemistry of secondary phosphine oxides, R2P(H)0 and their phosphi-nous acid tautomers, R2POH, has continued to attract attention. The study of the phosphinous acid tautomers has been aided by the development of stereoselective procedures for direct conversion of secondary phosphine oxides to the phosphinous acid-boranes (83). Treatment of the secondary phosphine oxide with either a base-borane complex or boron trifluoride and sodium borohyd-ride provides the phosphinous acid-borane with predominant inversion of configuration at phosphorus. The phosphinous acid tautomers are usually trapped as ligands in metal complexes and further examples of this behaviour have been noted. Discrimination of enantiomeric forms of chiral phosphinous acids, Ph(R)OH, coordinated to a chiral rhodium complex, has been studied by NMR. °° Palladium complexes of di(t-butyl)phosphinous acid have found application as homogeneous catalysts.A lithium salt of the tellurophos-phinite Ph2PTeH has been prepared and structurally characterised. ... 

One of the many important differences between phosphorus and nitrogen chemistry is the relative strengths of their bonds to hydrogen. The relatively weak P—H bond means that this functionality can be added across a wide variety of unsaturated molecules (alkenes, alkynes, carbonyls) and hence this represents an excellent method for preparing tertiary phosphines. The addition of P 11 compounds to C=0 and C=N has been described in detail by Gilheany and Mitchell.2 The reaction can be catalyzed by base (potassium hydroxide, butyllithium), acid (HC1, carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids, boron trifluoride), free radical (uv, organic peroxides, AIBN) or metal (simple metal salts, late transition-metal complexes). In some circumstances no catalyst is required at all for P 11 additions to proceed.60... 

The boron trihalide complexes with a number of phosphine sulphides and selenides can be isolated for the chloride, bromide, or iodide but, consistent with its reduced Lewis acidity, the trifluoride does not react.600 Alkyldithio-phosphonic acids give tin, lead, and mercury derivatives such as Me3SnSP-(S)FEt, Pb[SP(S)FMe]2, and MeHgSP(S)FMe, which are monomeric in solution, and there is n.m.r. evidence for a bidentate phosphonate group in the tin compound.601 Vanadyl chelates of alkoxy-ethyl and alkoxy-phenyldi-thiophosphonates (87) have been synthesized and e.s.r. measurements... 

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