Abstract
The water/base intolerance of the previously reported electrophilic phosphonium cations has been overcome by replacing the labile electron-withdrawing groups generally attached to phosphorus (e.g. -F, -OAr, -CF3) with methyl groups. Tri-phosphorus(v) tricationic species, accessible in one-pot from commercially available materials, are air and water/base tolerant, yet are sufficiently Lewis acidic for catalysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 12467-12470 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 88 |
Early online date | 12 Oct 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |