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Conversion of triphenylphosphine oxide to organophosphorus via selective cleavage of C-P, O-P, and C-H bonds with sodium.
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Communications chemistry [Commun Chem] 2020 Jan 03; Vol. 3 (1), pp. 1. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 03. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- For over half a century, thousands of tons of triphenylphosphine oxide Ph <subscript>3</subscript> P(O) have been produced every year from the chemical industries as a useless chemical waste. Here we disclose efficient transformations of Ph <subscript>3</subscript> P(O) with cheap resource-abundant metallic sodium finely dispersed in paraffin oil. Ph <subscript>3</subscript> P(O) can be easily and selectively transformed to three reactive organophosphorus intermediates-sodium diphenylphosphinite, sodium 5H-benzo[b]phosphindol-5-olate and sodium benzo[b]phosphindol-5-ide-that efficiently give the corresponding functional organophosphorus compounds in good yields. These functional organophosphorus compounds are difficult to prepare but highly industrially useful compounds. This may allow Ph <subscript>3</subscript> P(O) to be used as a precious starting material for highly valuable phosphorus compounds.<br /> (© 2020. The Author(s).)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2399-3669
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Communications chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36703346
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-019-0249-6