Green synthesis of tertiary alkylselanylphosphine chalcogenides via catalyst- and solvent-free addition of secondary phosphine chalcogenides to vinyl selenides

UV induced hydrophosphination of dimethyl 2-vinylcyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylate towards phosphine chalcogenides

Dimethyl 2-vinylcyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylate underwent a hydrophosphination reaction with either a primary or secondary phosphine under photolytic conditions. Notably, a free radical initiator was not required. The resulting tertiary phosphines were derivatized using S₈ to afford moisture and air stable yellow or colorless oils in a 27%-73% isolated yield. A series of control reactions were performed, and we propose that this UV induced hydrophosphination reaction proceeds through a radical mechanism.

Aspects of Phosphaallene Chemistry: Heat-Induced Formation of 1,2-Dihydrophosphetes by Intramolecular Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution and Photochemical Generation of Tricyclic Phosphiranes

3H-Phosphaallenes are accessible on a new and facile route and show a fascinating chemical behavior. The thermally induced rearrangement of Mes*P═C═C(H)R' (R' = tBu, Ad) afforded by C-H activation, isobutene elimination, and C-C and P-H bond formation bicyclic 1-benzo-dihydrophosphetes (2) with PC₃ heterocycles. DFT calculations suggest a mechanism with intramolecular nucleophilic aromatic substitution and replacement of an alkyl group by the nucleophilic α-C atom of the phosphaallene. These bicycles formed W(CO)₅ complexes (3) or afforded 1,2-dihydrophosphetes with P-bound alkenyl groups by catalyst-free hydrophosphination of alkynes (4 and 5). The resulting bulky phosphines formed complexes with IrCp*Cl₂, RuCl₂, AuCl, or CuO₃SCF₃. The Ru atom is coordinated by the P atom and a phenyl group. Irradiation of TripP═C═C(H)tBu led by the insertion of the central C atom of the P═C═C group into the α-C-H bond of an iPr substituent and by C-C and P-C bond formation to a new isomer of phosphaallenes, 10, which features a strained PC₂ heterocycle. It formed adducts with M(CO)₅ (M = Cr, Mo, W) and AuCl and reacted with SO₂Cl₂ by cleavage of one of the phosphirane P-C bonds to yield PC₄ or PC₅ heterocycles. Hydrolysis yielded a PC₅ compound with a P(O)Cl group.

Organophosphorus chemistry based on elemental phosphorus: advances and horizons

The results of studies on the application of elemental phosphorus for the synthesis of important organophosphorus compounds are surveyed and summarized. Currently, this trend represents a synthetically, environmentally and technologically attractive alternative to classical organophosphorus chemistry based on toxic and corrosive phosphorus chlorides. Direct phosphination and phosphinylation of organic compounds with elemental phosphorus (discussed in the first part of the review) basically extend the range of available phosphines, phosphine chalcogenides and phosphinic acids and provides further development of their synthetic potential (discussed in the second part of the review). It is shown that the breakthrough in this area is largely due to the discovery of reactions of elemental phosphorus (white and red) with various electrophiles in superbasic suspensions and emulsions derived from alkali metal hydroxides and to the development of electrochemical, electrocatalytic and catalytic activation of white phosphorus.

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