The phosphines P (C6H4-4-SR) 3 (R= H, Me, 2-C5H9O) and (C6H4-4-SR) 2PCH2CH2P (C6H4-4-SR) 2 (R= H, Me) have been synthesized. The phosphines with–SMe groups can be prepared by reaction of 4-BrC6H4SMe with either BuLi or magnesium (to generate the corresponding Grignard compound) followed by reaction with PCl3 or Cl2PCH2CH2PCl2, respectively. The methyl group can be eliminated by reaction with sodium in liquid NH3. ...
[Kraikivskii, Peter B.; Klein, Hans-Friedrich; Saraev, Vitaly V.; Schloerer, Nils E.; Bocharova, Victoria V. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2011 , vol. 696, # 21 p. 3376 - 3383]