The synthesis of a range of diphosphines R2PCH2CH2PR2 from Cl2PCH2CH2PCl2 is described. The properties of a series of complexes [ReCl(N2)(R2PCH2CH2PR2)2] derived from them are discussed. The relationship between the values of E½ox and ν(N2) for the complexes suggests that electron-withdrawing substituents on the diphosphine upset the usual balance of σ and π effects in rhenium–dinitrogen bonding.
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Chatt et al. (1985) studied this question.