Theoretical study of structural patterns in CH₂OP₂ isomers.

DFT calculations have been performed on the derivatives of formula CH₂OP₂ to determine their total energy, the relative energy between the isomers and their geometry. Among compounds with a P-C-P linkage, the most stable one is the 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphosphirene II.1, a three-membered heterocycle with a P=C unsaturation.

1,3-Digermacyclobutanes with exocyclic C=P and C=P=S double bonds.

New 1,3-digermacyclobutanes, with two exocyclic C=PMes* bonds, and the corresponding first bis(methylenethioxo)phosphoranes with C=P(S)Mes* moieties have been synthesized.