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The nickel phosphinidene complex (dtbpe)NiP(dmp) (1) has been found to undergo a general reaction with alkynes to produce phosphirenes. For PhC⋮CH, the olefin-bound nickel−phosphirene adduct (dtbpe)Ni{η2(C,C)-cyclo-CHC(Ph)P(dmp)} (2) has been isolated and crystallographically characterized.
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