Subject with primary amine hydrochlorides

Cyclophosph(V)azanes with five-coordinate phosphorus are mostly dimeric, four-membered ring derivatives, [X3PNR]2 (6). Several reviews cover the subject. A simple preparation of these compounds involves the reaction of PCI5 with primary amines (or their hydrochlorides), the so-called Kirsanov reaction. Weakly basic amines form monomeric Cl3P=NR, but with more basic amines (e.g. with R = alkyl), the products are the cyclic dimers. Various anilines give either a monomer or a cychc dimer, depending upon their basicity. ... 

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