Stannylphosphonium Cations

Abstract

Rare examples of PSn bonded cations (see structure; purple Al, gray C, green Cl, orange P, red Sn) are formed in reactions of Me3P or Me2PCH2CH2PMe2 with Me3SnCl or nBu2SnCl2 in the presence of a halide abstracting agent. The demonstrated versatility of the reactions, structures and bonding arrangements bodes well for the development of a diverse PSn chemistry by exploiting coordination chemistry for PSn bond formation. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.