文摘
Salts containing tetraaryldiphosphine radical cation 1鈥? and dication 12+ have been isolated and structurally characterized. Radical 1鈥? has a relaxed pyramidal geometry, while dication 12+ prefers a planar, olefin-like geometry with a two-electron 蟺 bond. The alteration of the geometries of the tetraaryldiphosphine upon oxidation is rationalized by the nature of the bonding. The EPR spectrum showed that the spin density of radical 1鈥? is mainly localized on phosphorus atoms, which is supported by theoretical calculation.