Abstract
Heptaphosphane(3) (1) is obtained pure by the reaction of (Me3Si)3P7 with methanol and has been characterized NMR spectroscopically (in nascent state). It turned out to be a mixture of two diastereomers P7H3sym and P7H3asym, which differ in the spatial arrangement of the hydrogen atoms. Both isomers were proven to possess the earlier reported structure of a tri-cyclo[2.2.1.02,6]heptaphosphane, which in the case of P7H3sym was ascertained by a complete analysis of its 31P{1H} NMR spectrum. As shown by the chemical shifts, the P7 cage in P7H3sym is clearly stretched compared with P7Me3sym and (Me3Si)3P7.

This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: