New Halo Compounds of Si, P, As, AND Sb Bearing a Bulky Substituted Fluorenyl Group

New halo compounds of Si, P, As, and Sb, potential precursors of doubly-bonded derivatives of these elements, have been synthesized: dichloro-and difluorosilanes 2–6 bearing a methylfluorenyl group and a second substituent of various size (Me, Ph, Mes, R2CMe); dichlorophosphines 13 and 14, fluoro- and difluoroarsines 15 and 16 and fluorostibine 17, substituted by the diphenyl (or dimesityl) phosphinofluorenyl group. Phosphine oxide and sulfide 9 and 10 also have been prepared. M.B. thanks the “Comité Mixte Interuniversitaire Franco Marocain” for the Action Intégrée no 216/SM/00.