Coordination properties of a 2-aryl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane

The coordination properties of the 2-aryl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane 2,6-(CF3)2C6H3P(OCH2)2 1 (L) have been investigated, by reaction with elemental selenium in solution to form the phosphorus(V) oxidation product 2,6-(CF3)2C6H3P(Se)(OCH2)2 2, and with metal-containing precursors to form three new complexes trans-[PdCl(μ-Cl)(L)]2 3, cis-[PdMe2L2] 4 and [AuCl(L)] 5. All of the metal complexes have been characterised by single-crystal X-ray structure...