Simple conversion of trisodium phosphide, Na3P, into silyl- and cyanophosphides and the structure of a terminal silver phosphide

Abstract

A reaction of trisodium phosphide (Na3P) with chlorosilanes allows for simple derivatization into silyl- and cyano-substituted phosphanide species which were compared with each other. The recently discovered cyano(triphenylsilyl)phosphanide shows unique coordination properties compared to bis(silyl)phosphides.