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Published on: October 3, 2014
Photocatalytic stannylation of white phosphorus
Marion Till1, Jose Cammarata1, Robert Wolf1
1University of Regensburg, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, 93040, Regensburg, Germany. robert.wolf@ur.de.
Abstract:
Organophosphorus compounds (OPCs) are highly important chemicals, finding numerous applications in both academia and industry. Herein we describe a simple photocatalytic method for the stannylation of white phosphorus (P4) using a cheap, commercially-available distannane, (Bu3Sn)2, and anthraquinone as a simple photocatalyst. Subsequent 'one pot' transformation of the resulting stannylated monophosphine intermediate (Bu3Sn)3P provides direct, convenient and versatile access to valuable OPCs such as acylated phosphines and tetraalkylphosphonium salts.
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