Copper (I)-catalyzed hydrophosphination of styrenes

…, JA Vidal-Moya, JR Cabrero-Antonino…

Index: Leyva-Perez, Antonio; Vidal-Moya, Jose A.; Cabrero-Antonino, Jose R.; Al-Deyab, Salem S.; Al-Resayes, Saud I.; Corma, Avelino Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2011 , vol. 696, # 1 p. 362 - 367

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Abstract

Hydrophosphination of styrenes has been accomplished with metal salts for the first time.(CuOTf) 2· toluene complex is the catalyst of choice, but CuCl can also be used.“In-situ” EPR and NMR studies suggest Cu (I) as the catalytically active metal species, giving exclusively the anti-Markovnikov product. Phosphine oxides or β-ketophosphine oxides can be prepared in one-pot by oxidation with molecular oxygen.