@article {Mbaiwa:2007:0095-8972:153, title = "Chelate complexes from diphosphine substitution in pentakis(arylisocyanide)cobalt(I) complexes", journal = "Journal of Coordination Chemistry", parent_itemid = "infobike://tandf/gcoo", publishercode ="tandf", year = "2007", volume = "60", number = "2", publication date ="2007-01-01T00:00:00", pages = "153-161", itemtype = "ARTICLE", issn = "0095-8972", eissn = "1029-0389", url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/gcoo/2007/00000060/00000002/art00005", doi = "doi:10.1080/00958970600763201", keyword = "Arylisocyanide, 31P-NMR, Diphosphine, Cobalt(I) complex, Cyclic voltammetry", author = "Mbaiwa, F. Foster and Becker, C. A. L.", abstract = "Four chelate complexes, [Co(CNC6H3iPr2-2,6)3P(C6H4Me-p)2CH2CH2P(C6H4Me-p)2]BF4, [Co(CNC6H3iPr2-2,6)3PPh2CH=CHPPh2-cis]BF4, [Co(CNC6H3iPr2-2,6)3PPh2C6H4PPh2-o]BF4, and [Co(CNC6H3iPr2-2,6)3P(C6H4CF3-p)2CH2CH2P(C6H4CF3-p)2]BF4, have been synthesized by substitution reactions of [Co(CNC6H3iPr2-2,6)5]BF4 at elevated temperatures and/or prolonged reaction times. The complexes have been characterized by IR and electronic spectra, 31P NMR, cyclic voltammetry, and mass spectrometry. Comparisons are made with the pentakis(arylisocyanide)cobalt(I) complexes mono-substituted with diphosphine ligands.", }