Lower- and upper-rim-modified derivatives of 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane: Coordination chemistry and applications in catalytic reactions in water

Gonsalvi, Luca; Guerriero, Antonella; Hapiot, Frédéric; Krogstad, Donald A.; Monflier, Eric; Reginato, Gianna; Peruzzini, Maurizio

doi:10.1351/PAC-CON-12-07-10

Pure Appl. Chem., 2013, Vol. 85, No. 2, pp. 385-396

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-CON-12-07-10

Published online 2012-11-17

Lower- and upper-rim-modified derivatives of 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane: Coordination chemistry and applications in catalytic reactions in water

Luca Gonsalvi¹*, Antonella Guerriero¹, Frédéric Hapiot², Donald A. Krogstad³, Eric Monflier², Gianna Reginato¹ and Maurizio Peruzzini¹*

¹ Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (ICCOM-CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
² Université Lille Nord de France, CNRS UMR 8181, Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide, UCCS UArtois, Faculté Jean Perrin, rue Jean Souvraz, SP18, F-62300 Lens, France
³ Concordia College at Moorhead, 334F Ivers, Moorhead, MN 56562, USA

Abstract: In this article, a brief review of the recent functionalizations of the cage-like water-soluble phosphine 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA), involving N-quaternization (lower rim) and introduction of a side arm in C-6 position (upper rim) will be presented, highlighting selected examples in their use as ligands for ruthenium(II), iridium(I), and rhodium(I) moieties together with applications of the related complexes in homogeneous catalysis.