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Carbamoylphosphinidene: A Phosphorus Analogue of Carbonyl Nitrene

  • Bo Lu
  • , Junjie Jiang
  • , Andrew R. Jupp
  • , Jose M. Goicoechea*
  • , Shihua Liu
  • , Zhongshu Li
  • , Mingfei Zhou
  • , Xiaoqing Zeng*
  • , Lina Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Carbonyl nitrenes are versatile intermediates that have been extensively characterized; however, their phosphorus analogues remain largely unknown. Herein, we report the observation of a rare example of carbonyl phosphinidene NH2C(O)P, which was generated through the photolytic (193 nm) dehydrogenation of phosphinecarboxamide (NH2C(O)PH2) in a solid N2-matrix at 12 K. The characterization of NH2C(O)P in the triplet ground state with matrix-isolation IR and ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) spectroscopy is supported by comprehensive isotope labeling experiments (D and 15N) and quantum chemical calculations. Upon visible-light irradiation at 680 nm, NH2C(O)P inserts into dihydrogen by the reformation of NH2C(O)PH2 with concomitant isomerization to the more stable aminophosphaketene (NH2PCO). Additionally, the photoisomerization of NH2C(O)PH2 to NH2C(OH) = PH along with decomposition by yielding hydrogen-bonded complexes HNCO···PH3 and HPCO···NH3 has been observed in the matrix.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18699–18705
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume146
Issue number27
Early online date29 Jun 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jul 2024

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