1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene

1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, commonly abbreviated dppf, is an organophosphorus compound commonly used as a ligand in homogeneous catalysis. It contains a ferrocene moiety in its backbone, and is related to other bridged diphosphines such as 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe).

1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene
Names
IUPAC name
1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphanyl) ferrocene
Other names
1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino) ferrocene, 1,1'-ferrocenediyl-bis(diphenylphosphine), Dppf, 1,1'- ferrocenebis (diphenylphosphine)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.167.773
EC Number
  • 640-119-0
24075
UNII
Properties
C34H28FeP2
Molar mass 554.391
Melting point 181 to 183 °C (358 to 361 °F; 454 to 456 K)
Hazards
Main hazards Toxic
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word Warning
H302, H312, H315, H319, H332
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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 (ed.). Inorganic Experiments (Google Books excerpt). pp. 175–179. ISBN 978-3-527-32472-9.
  2. Nataro, Chip; Fosbenner, Stephanie M. (2009). "Synthesis and Characterization of Transition-Metal Complexes Containing 1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene". J. Chem. Educ. 86 (12): 1412. doi:10.1021/ed086p1412.
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