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Reactivity of X3P compounds with elemental sulfur, carbon disulfide or both, to yield X3PS, X3RCS2 or X3P.Sn.CS2 adducts
Demarcq, Michel C.
, p. 307 - 320 (2007/10/03)
Kinetic constants k2 have been obtained for the reaction of sulfur with 25 PIII compounds in toluene or hexane. In the series PhnMe3-nP (n = 1-3) or PhnBu3-nP (n = 0-3), log k2 decreases linearly with Σχi (χi=Tolman's electronic parameter of each ligand on P), taken as a gauge for the donor strength of P. Dramatic deviations from additivity are observed for the series PhnP(OEt)3-n, PhnP(OEt)3-n, and BunP(OEt)3-n(n = 0-3); the deviation is smaller for PhnPCl3-n, and even smaller for PhnP(NEt2)3-n . The results are discussed in terms of P-coordination (PIV vs. PV), stability and geometry of the intermediate X3P.S8 or of the transition state leading to this adduct, emphasis being laid on the donor/acceptor character of the P site. A similar dependence on X governs the reactivity of X3P with S8, CS2 or both, to give X3PS, X3P.CS2 (binary red adduct) or X3P.Sn.CS2 (ternary yellow adduct) respectively; an explanation for this parallelism is proposed.
