Synthesis and structural characterisation of a novel phosphine-borane-stabilised dicarbanion and an unusual bis(phosphine-borane).
Izod, Keith; McFarlane, William; Tyson, Brent V; Clegg, William; Harrington, Ross W; Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)  (2004) 570–571; doi:10.1039/b315068b

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 Synthesis and structural characterisation of a novel
 phosphine-borane-stabilised dicarbanion and an unusual
 bis(phosphine-borane).
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