Chemical Communications

Simple unprecedented conversion of phosphine oxides and sulfides to phosphine boranes using sodium borohydride

KV Rajendran, DG Gilheany

Index: Rajendran, Kamalraj V.; Gilheany, Declan G. Chemical Communications, 2012 , vol. 48, # 6 p. 817 - 819

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Abstract

A variety of phosphine oxides and sulfides can be efficiently converted directly to the corresponding phosphine boranes using oxalyl chloride followed by sodium borohydride. Optically active P-stereogenic phosphine oxides can be converted stereospecifically to phosphine boranes with inversion of configuration by treatment with Meerwein's salt followed by sodium borohydride.