The formation of secondary arylphosphines in the reaction of organonickel sigma-complex [NiBr(Mes)(bpy)], where Mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl, bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine, with phenylphosphine

Abstract

© 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.The reactivity of organonickel sigma-complex [NiBr(Mes)(bpy)], where Mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl, bpy = 2,2’-bipyridine towards phenylphosphine (PhPH2) has been investigated. It was found that this interaction leads to secondary mesitylphenylphosphine and dimesitylphosphine by formation of new carbon-phosphorus bond involving mesityl fragment of starting organonickel sigma-complex.