Oxidation of diphenylphosphinoferrocene and 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene with XeF2, resulted in the formation of CpFe(η(5)-C5H4PF2Ph2) 1 and Fe(η(5)-C5H4PF2Ph2)22 respectively. Subsequent reactions with [SiEt3][B(C6F5)4] yielded [CpFe(η(5)-C5H4PFPh2)][B(C6F5)4] 3 and [Fe(η(5)-C5H4PFPh2)2] [B(C6F5)4]24. PhP(η(5)-C5H4)2Fe 5 was prepared, converted to [PhMeP(η(5)-C5H4)2Fe][O3SCF3] 6 and th...

The Staudinger ligation provides a means to form an amide bond between a phosphinothioester and azide. This reaction holds promise for the ligation of peptides en route to the total chemical synthesis of proteins. (Diphenylphosphino)methanethiol is the most efficacious of known reagents for mediating the Staudinger ligation of peptides, providing high (> 90%) isolated yields for equimolar coupl...

In search of prospective agents against infectious diseases, 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene pyridine-2-thiolato-1-oxide M(ii) hexafluorophosphate compounds [M(mpo)(dppf)](PF6), where M = palladium or platinum, were synthesized and fully characterized in the solid state and in solution using experimental and DFT computational techniques. The compounds are isomorphous and the M(ii) transiti...

Complex [Au{4-C(6)F(4)(4-C(6)BrF(4))}(tht)] reacts with diphosphines (L-L) such as bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm) or 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene (dppb) in a 2 : 1 molar ratio in dichloromethane, leading to neutral products of stoichiometry [(Au{4-C(6)F(4)(4-C(6)BrF(4))})(2)(μ-L-L)] (L-L = dppm (1), dppb (2)). In the crystal structure of complex 2 short Au···Au interactions of 2.9367...

Intralipid is a lipid emulsion used in photodynamic therapy (PDT) for its light scattering and tissue-simulating properties. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not Intralipid undergoes photooxidation, and we have carried out an Intralipid peroxide trapping study using a series of phosphines [2'-dicyclohexylphosphino-2,6-dimethoxy-1,1'-biphenyl-3-sulfonate, 3-(diphenylphosphino...

Nucleotides, their analogues, and other phosphate esters and phosphoramidates often contain the triethylammonium cation as a counterion. We found that this may be lost during chromatographic purification or concentration of solutions, yielding products in acidic forms or containing sub-stoichiometric amounts of the counterion. This in turn may be detrimental, e.g., due to possible decomposition...