1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene

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1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene

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1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene
Identifiers
CAS number 12150-46-8
PubChem 635956
ChemSpider 21865114 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:30743
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Properties
Molecular formula C34H28FeP2
Molar mass 554.391
Melting point

181-183 °C

Hazards
R-phrases R25
S-phrases S28A S45
Main hazards Toxic
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, commonly abbreviated dppf, is an organophosphorous compound commonly used as a ligand in homogeneous catalysis. It contains a ferrocene moiety in its backbone, and is related to other bridged diphosphines 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe).

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Preparation

This compound is commercially available. It may be prepared by treating dilithioferrocene with chlorodiphenylphosphine:[1]

Fe(C5H4Li)2 + 2 ClPPh2 → Fe(C5H4PPh2)2 + 2 LiCl

The dilithiation of ferrocene is easily achieved with n-butyllithium in the presence of TMEDA. Many related ligands can be made in this way. The Fe center is typically not involved in the behavior of the ligand.

Reactions

Dppf readily forms metal complexes.[2] The palladium derivative, (dppf)PdCl2, which is popular for palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions, is prepared by treating dppf with the acetonitrile or benzonitrile adducts of palladium dichloride:[2]

dppf + PdCl2(RCN)2 → (dppf)PdCl2 + 2 RCN (RCN = acetonitrile or benzonitrile)
Structure of the complex PtCl2(dppf).

See also

References

  1. ^ Ian R. Butler (2010). "3.15 The Use of Organolithium Reagents in the Preparation of Ferrocene Derivatives". In J. Derek Woollins (Google Books excerpt). Inorganic Experiments. pp. 175–179. ISBN 978-3-527-32472-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=IlL_qLqj_nUC&pg=PA173. 
  2. ^ a b Nataro, Chip; Fosbenner, Stephanie M. (2009). "Synthesis and Characterization of Transition-Metal Complexes Containing 1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene". J. Chem. Ed. 86 (12): 1412. doi:10.1021/ed086p1412. 

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