Phosphaalumenes are the heavier isoelectronic analogs of alkynes and have eluded facile synthesis until recently. We have reported that the combination of a phosphinidene transfer agent, TerP(PMe ) ( Ter=2,6-Ar -C H ), with (Cp*Al) (Cp*=C (CH ) ) afforded the phosphaalumenes TerPAlCp* as isolable, violet, thermally stable compounds. In here we describe attempts to utilize Mes*P(PMe ) (Mes*=2,4,6-tBu -C H ) as a phosphinidene source in combination with different Al(I) precursors, namely NacnacAl ( Nacnac=HC[C(Me)NDip] , Dip=2,6-iPr -C H ), (Cp*Al) and Cp Al (Cp =1,2,4-tBu -C H ).
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