“…The resulting filtrate was concentrated to yield white pure solid. Yield: 0.091 g (15 %);1 H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 2.53 (d, 2 JP-H = 7.2 Hz, 2H, N-H), 2.03 (s, 6H, CH), 1.84 (s, 12H, C(CH2)3), 1.63 (t, 3 JH-H = 2.8 Hz, 12H, CH2), 1.30 (s, 18H, C(CH3)3); 13 C NMR (CDCl3, 101 MHz): δ 52.13 (q, 2 JP-C = 11.0 Hz, C(CH3)3), 52.05 (s, N-C), 47.19 (d, 3 JP-C = 10.1 Hz, N-C-CH2), 36.63 (s, CH2), 31.89 (t, 3 JP-C = 7.1 Hz, C(CH3)3), 30.16 (s , N-C-CH2-CH); 31 P-{ 1 H} NMR (CDCl3, 162 MHz): δ 89.2 (s); m.p. 202 °C; IR (mineral oil, NaCl) υ (cm -1 ): 3333 (N-H); MS (EI) m/z: 505.36 [M+1] + ; 2.3.3 -Synthesis of [(p-NHC6H4CN)P(μ-N t Bu)]2 (3.3) Identical to synthetic procedure for 3.1, 1.1 (0.230 g, 0.84 mmol), 4-aminobenzonitrile (0.198 g, 1.7 mmol) and triethylamine (0.24 cm 3 , 1.7 mmol) were used.…”