Coordination chemistry of perfluoroalkylated phosphorus(III) ligands

Palladium(II), platinum(II), rhodium(I), rhodium(III) and iridium(III) complexes of the tridecafluorohexyl-derivatised diphenylethylphosphinite (PPh2OC2H4Rf), phenyldiethylphosphonite {PPh(OC2H4Rf)2}, triethylphosphite {P(OC2H4Rf)3}, triphenylphosphinite (PPh2OC6H4-4-Rf), triphenylphosphonite {PPh(OC6H4-4-Rf)2}, ethyldiphenylphosphine (PPh2C2H4Rf), diethylphenylphosphine {PPh(C2H4Rf)2} and triethylphosphine {P(C2H4Rf)3} ligands are synthesized by conventional ligand displacement and/or halide-bridge cleaved reactions, and their spectroscopic parameters are compared with those for the related ligands lacking the tridecafluorohexyl ponytails.