ZrIV ap 2 THF

SYNTHESIS OF THE WATER-SOLUBLE BIDENTATE (P, N) LIGAND PTN(Me) (PTN(Me) = 7-PHOSPHA-3-METHYL-l,3,5-TRIAZABICYCLO[3.3.1]NONANE) 

Submitted by MARIA CAPORALI, LUCA GONSALVI, FABRIZIO ZANOBINI, and MAURIZIO PERTIZZINI  

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (ICCOM- 

All experiments have been performed under a dry nitrogen atmosphere by standard Schlenk techniques. Solvents have been purified by distillation over suitable drying agents and degassed prior to use. All other reagents (technical grade) have been purchased from commercial sources and used as received. 1H and 31P NMR chemical shifts are referenced with respect to external TMS and aqueous 85% H3PO4, respectively. 

DEHYDRATION OF TETRAKIS(HYDROXYMETHYL) PHOSPHONIUM CHLORIDE, THPC, [P(CH2OH)4]Cl 

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