“…The a-keto stabilized ylides derived from bisphosphines, viz., Ph 2 PCH 2 PPh 2 @C(H)C(O)R, Ph 2 P-(CH 2 ) 2 PPh 2 @C(H)C(O)R (R = Me, Ph or OMe) [6] and PhC(O)C(H)@ PPh 2 CH 2 CH 2 PPh 2 @C(H)C(O)Ph [7] form an important class of hybrid ligands containing both phosphine and ylide functionalities, and can exist in ylidic and enolate forms. These ligands can therefore engage in different kinds of bonding with metal ions [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17].…”