Abstract
The rate of reversible alkyne exchange between 1-methyl-1,2,3-triphenylphosphirenium triflate and ethylphenylacetylene, and that of the reverse reaction between 2-ethyl-1-methyl-1,3-diphenylphosphirenium triflate and diphenylacetylene, are independent of alkyne concentration, which suggests a mechanism that involves rate-determining elimination of alkyne from the phosphirenium triflate to give a transient phosphenium triflate. The mechanism is supported by the observation of crossover products upon mixing phosphirenium triflates containing different substituents.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 299-302 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organometallics |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 19 Jan 2004 |