1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane
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Preparation
The preparation of dppe entails the alkylation of NaP(C6H5)2 with 1,2-dichloroethane:
- 2 NaP(C6H5)2 + ClCH2CH2Cl → (C6H5)2PCH2CH2P(C6H5)2 + 2 NaCl
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Reactions
The reduction of dppe by lithium give the disecondary phosphine:
- (C6H5)2PCH2CH2P(C6H5)2 4 Li → Li(C6H5)PCH2CH2P(C6H5)Li + 2 C6H5Li
Hydrolysis gives the bis(secondary phosphine).
- Li(C6H5)PCH2CH2P(C6H5)Li + 2 H2O → H(C6H5)PCH2CH2P(C6H5)H + 2 LiOH
Treatment of dppe with hydrogen peroxide produces the phosphine oxides (C6H5)2P(O)CH2CH2P(C6H5)2 and (C6H5)2P(O)CH2CH2P(O)(C6H5)2. Selective mono-oxidation of dppe can be achieved by benzylation followed by hydrolysis:
- (C6H5)2PCH2CH2P(C6H5)2 + C6H5CH2Br → (C6H5)2PCH2CH2P(C6H5)2(CH2C6H5)]Br
- (C6H5)2PCH2CH2P(C6H5)2(CH2C6H5)]Br + NaOH → (C6H5)2PCH2CH2P(O)(C6H5)2 + C6H5CH3 + NaBr
Hydrogenation of dppe gives the ligand bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)ethane.
Coordination complexes
Many coordination complexes of dppe are known, and some are used as homogeneous catalysts. Dppe is almost invariably chelating, although there are examples of monodentate (e.g., W(CO)5(dppe)) and of bridging behavior. The natural bite angle is 86°.
Related compounds
- 1,2-Bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane
- Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane