CLEAVAGE OF P-P BONDS IN PHOSPHORUS - AN EFFICIENT METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF PRIMARY ALKYLPHOSPINES

Authors
BRANDSMA L VANDOORN JA DELANG RJ GUSAROVA NK TROFIMOV BA
Citation
L. Brandsma et al., CLEAVAGE OF P-P BONDS IN PHOSPHORUS - AN EFFICIENT METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF PRIMARY ALKYLPHOSPINES, Mendeleev communications, (1), 1995, pp. 14-15
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Mendeleev communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
09599436
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
14 - 15
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-9436(1995):1<14:COPBIP>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Effective cleavage of P-P bonds in red (and yellow) phosphorus can be brought about by adding tert-butyl alcohol to a mixture of phosphorus, lithium and liquid ammonia; subsequent addition of alkyl halides give s primary phosphines in good to excellent yields.