Current Organic Chemistry - Volume 10, Issue 1, 2006

The Editor-in-Chief and the management of Current Organic Chemistry decided to devote a special issue to Organophosphorus Chemistry in 2005, to be followed by two more thematic issues in 2006 and 2007. The dedication of one special issue to organophosphorus chemistry, among the annual 18 issues, is a clear recognition of the importance of this subject, the recent trends and achievements of which can be surveyed Read More

This review deals with the chemistry of phosphinines. As many reviews are available on the syntheses of these derivatives, only the most versatile methods are presented, or the ones giving access to the phosphinines that have been particularly studied. Then, recent results obtained in the coordination chemistry of phosphinines are summarized with an emphasis on their analogy with CO ligands. Indeed, the first studies pro Read More

N-Acylamidophosphinates RC(X)NHP(Y)R'2 (NAAP) and their thioanalogues (X,Y= O, S; R = Alk, Ar, CCl3, Het, NR2 2, NR2R3; R' = Ar, OAlk, OAr, SAlk, NAlk2, NHAr) contain X, Y donor atoms and amide nitrogen, which are capable of taking in complexation with metal cations. An application of NAAP complexes in supramolecular chemistry has been investigated in the last decades. Developed synthetic methods allow us to obtai Read More

The last five years have seen many advances in the chemistry of phospholes. Motivating much of the work has been the potential for discovering valuable applications of phospholes, especially as ligands in metal coordination compounds designed for use as homogeneous catalysts, and in the field of electro-optical substances. This review covers the research in the synthesis, properties and applications of phospholes that has b Read More

The 2-phosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octene and 2,3-oxaphosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octene systems undergo fragmentation in inert solvents on heating, or by UV-irradiation at room or low temperature. The fragmentation is of significance because it leads to the extrusion of low-coordinated species Y-P(X)O (Y = RO, R2N, Aryl; X = O, S, CH2), which are very effective phosphorylating agents. This review covers different aspects of the 2-phospha Read More

The members of a logically built P-heterocyclic family are discussed systematically to show a dynamically developing discipline of organophosphorus chemistry. Dichlorocyclopropanation of 2,5-dihydro-1H-phosphole oxides led to 3-phosphabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane 3-oxides that were useful intermediates for the synthesis of ring expanded products, such as 1,2-dihydrophosphinine oxides and 3-alkoxy-1,2,3,6-tetra Read More