Sj. Coote et al., THE PREPARATION OF FUNCTIONALIZED ARYL PHOSPHINES FROM ARYL FLUORIDESBY NUCLEOPHILIC AROMATIC-SUBSTITUTION WITH POTASSIUM DIPHENYLPHOSPHIDE, Synlett, (7), 1993, pp. 509-510
The reaction of o-substituted aryl fluorides with potassium diphenylph
osphide affords the corresponding o-substituted aryl phosphines by nuc
leophilic aromatic substitution in 72-96% yield. The products have wid
e application as ligands and ligand precursors.