Structural and electronic properties of tris(4-trifluoromethyltetrafluorophenyl)phosphine

A structural, spectroscopic and theoretical study of tris(trifluoromethyltetrafluorophenyl)phosphine and its complexes trans-[PtCl2{P(C6F4CF3-4)3}2] and trans-[RhCl(CO){P(C6F4CF3-4)3}2] reveal that it has the same steric requirements as tris(pentafluorophenyl)phosphine, but is a poorer σ donor.