Transition-Metal-Mediated Functionalization of White Phosphorus

Hoidn, Christian M. and Scott, Daniel J. and Wolf, Robert (2021) Transition-Metal-Mediated Functionalization of White Phosphorus. CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 27 (6). pp. 1886-1902. ISSN 0947-6539, 1521-3765

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Abstract

Recently there has been great interest in the reactivity of transition-metal (TM) centers towards white phosphorus (P-4). This has ultimately been motivated by a desire to find TM-mediated alternatives to the current industrial routes used to transform P-4 into myriad useful P-containing products, which are typically indirect, wasteful, and highly hazardous. Such a TM-mediated process can be divided into two steps: activation of P-4 to generate a polyphosphorus complex TM-P-n, and subsequent functionalization of this complex to release the desired phosphorus-containing product. The former step has by now become well established, allowing the isolation of many different TM-P-n products. In contrast, productive functionalization of these complexes has proven extremely challenging and has been achieved only in a relative handful of cases. In this review we provide a comprehensive summary of successful TM-P-n functionalization reactions, where TM-P-n must be accessible by reaction of a TM precursor with P-4. We hope that this will provide a useful resource for continuing efforts that are working towards this highly challenging goal of modern synthetic chemistry.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: COORDINATION SPHERE; TRIPLE-BOND; TERMINAL PHOSPHIDE; P-4 ACTIVATION; COMPLEXES; LIGANDS; IRON; REACTIVITY; NIOBIUM; TRANSFORMATION; coordination compounds; P ligands; radicals; transition metals; white phosphorus
Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
Divisions: Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Anorganische Chemie > Arbeitskreis Prof. Dr. Robert Wolf
Depositing User: Petra Gürster
Date Deposited: 21 Apr 2021 07:56
Last Modified: 21 Apr 2021 07:56
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/43354

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