Diphosphapyrrole

An Isolable 2,5-Disila-3,4-Diphosphapyrrole and a Conjugated Si=P−Si=P−Si=N Chain Through Degradation of White Phosphorus with a N,N-Bis(Silylenyl)Aniline

White phosphorus (P4) undergoes degradation to P2 moieties if exposed to the new N,N-bis(silylenyl)aniline PhNSi2 1 (Si=Si[N(tBu)]2CPh), furnishing the first isolable 2,5-disila-3,4-diphosphapyrrole 2 and the two novel functionalized Si=P doubly bonded compounds 3 and 4. The pathways for the transformation of the non-aromatic 2,5-disila-3,4-diphosphapyrrole PhNSi2P2 2 into 3 and 4 could be uncovered.