Journal of the American Chemical Society

Phosphonium ion fragmentation relevant to organophosphonate biodegradation

LZ Avila, JW Frost

Index: Avila, L. Z.; Frost, J. W. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1989 , vol. 111, # 24 p. 8969 - 8970

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Abstract

Microbial degradation of organophosphonates 1 via carbon to phosphorus (CP) bond cleavage has prompted a rapid expansion in chemical relevant to the biodegradation. However, the chemistry of organophosphonates under reducing conditions, particularly in regard to CP bond cleavage, is still largely unknown. This report examines the single- electron and hydride reduction of organophosphonates and ...