Chemical communications

Phosphorus–carbon bond formation catalysed by electrophilic N-heterocyclic phosphines

S Burck, D Förster, D Gudat

Index: Burck, Sebastian; Foerster, Daniela; Gudat, Dietrich Chemical Communications, 2006 , # 26 p. 2810 - 2812

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Abstract

Considering that Lewis acids also make important catalysts, phosphorus-based electrophiles such as phosphenium ions, [R 2 P] + , 3 might likewise be of interest in catalysis. However, even though the application of these species as powerful Lewis acceptors in stoichiometric reactions is now well documented, 3,4 catalytic applications of phosphorus-based electrophiles remain unexplored. We have recently established that the unique stability of N-heterocyclic ...