Tetrahedral phosphorus complexes

The tetrahedral phosphorus complex 2010 is, likewise, readily oxidized by BTSP 1949 to give the complex 2011, with two PO groups as complex ligands, and HMDSO 7 [181] (Scheme 12.52). A similar oxidation of tetraphosphocubane is described elsewhere [182]. 

Fig. 3. Structure of the inhibitor phosphoramidon. The tetrahedral phosphorus atom binds at the active site of thermolysin and mimics the transition-state complex.

Phosphorus-phosphorus coupling constants of some tetrahedral nickel complexes... 

Figure 15 Encapsulation of white phosphorus by a self-assembled tetrahedral cage complex.

A number of zinc phosphine complexes have been synthesized due to interest in chemical vapor deposition for example, Zn(S-2,4,6-tBuC6H2)2(Ph2PMe) and [ZnI2(PEt3)]2.295 304 The structure of bis[(diphenylphosphino)propyl] zinc shows a highly distorted tetrahedral environment with an alkyl and a phosphorus donor binding from each bidentate ligand.318... 

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