The direct phosphorylation of organic compounds with elemental phosphorus and, first of all, with noncombustible and non-toxic red phosphorus, is a convenient method of the C–P bond formation, which has advantages over the methods of synthesis of organophosphorus compounds based on the use of toxic, aggressive and less available phosphorus halides. Nowadays, to activate red phosphorus, superbasic media [1] like alkali metal hydroxide– ...
