Novel Organophosphorus Cage Compound Produced by an Unexpected Oxidative Coupling of 1,2,4-Triphosphole: Crystal and Molecular Structures of Two Isomers of Formula P6C4But4 CHSiMe3

Reaction of Li(P3C2Bu t2 ) with BrCH(SiMe3)2 results in a novel organophosphorus compound with the formula, P6C4Bu t4 CHSiMe3 (1). Compound 1 was fully characterised spectroscopically and its unique molecular structure determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Another isomer (2) with a saturated structure was also fully characterised.