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THE KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF THE REACTION OF TRICO-ORDINATE PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS WITH TETRACYANOQUINODIMETHANE AND TETRACYANOETHYLENE
Hall, C. D.,Beer, P. D.,Powell, R. L.,Naan, M. P.
, p. 145 - 156 (2007/10/02)
Trico-ordinate phosphorus compounds, ArnP(OPri)3-n where n = 0-3, react with tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) in acetonitrile in the presence of water to give the corresponding phosphoryl compounds, ArnP(O)(OPri)3-n and 1,4-bis-dicyanomethylbenzene (TCNQH2) in quantitative yield.The kinetics of these reactions are reported together with the Hammett ρ-parameters from variation of substituents in the aryl group for n = 1,2 and 3.On the basis of the available evidence, a mechanism is proposed involving one electron transfer from phosphorus (the donor) to TCNQ.A kinetic study of the reaction of triarylphosphines with TCNE in aqueous acetonitrile, however, suggests rate-limiting nucleophilic attack on nitrogen rather than the radical cation mechanism.Key words: Tricoordinate phosphorus, tetracyanoquinodimethane, tetracyanoethylene, kinetics, mechanism.