Dichloro-Cycloazatriphosphane: The Missing Link between N2 P2 and P4 Ring Systems in the Systematic Development of NP Chemistry.

A dichloro-cycloazatriphosphane that incorporates a cyclic NP3 backbone could be synthesized using knowledge gained from the chemistry of N2 P2 and P4 ring systems. It fills the gap between the congeneric compounds [ClP(μ-NR)]2 and [ClP(μ-PR)]2 (R=sterically demanding substituent), and thus contributes to the systematic development of nitrogen-phosphorus chemistry in general. The title compound was studied with respect to its formation via a labile aminodiphosphene, which readily underwent different rearrangement reactions depending on the solvent. All compounds were fully characterized by experimental and computational methods.