Abstract
The crystal structure of a phosphorusnitrogen compound with two-coordinate cationic phosphorus was determined from single crystal X-ray data. The structure of the molecule shows two very short P–N distances (161.4 pm) indicating 3pπ(P)— 2pπ(N) interaction between the phosphorus and the lone pairs of the nitrogen atoms. The N–P–N angle was found to be 97.4°.