Organophosphorus synthesis without phosphorus trichloride: the case for the hypophosphorous pathway

JL Montchamp

Index: Montchamp, Jean-Luc Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements, 2013 , vol. 188, # 1-3 p. 66 - 75

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Abstract

The vast majority of organophosphorus compounds is currently synthesized from phosphorus trichloride (PCl 3 ), even though the final consumer products do not contain reactive phosphorus–chlorine bonds. In order to bypass phosphorus trichloride, significant interest has been devoted to functionalizing elemental phosphorus (P 4 , the precursor to PCl 3 ), red phosphorus (P red ), or phosphine (PH 3 ). Yet, other industrial-scale precursors are ...