Applications of Phosphorus Heterocycles in Homogeneous Catalysis

Abstract

Publisher Summary This chapter begins by pointing out that homogeneous catalysis using transition metal complexes is the most important consequence of organometallic chemistry. Contemporary research in this field is particularly strong in two areas. The first focuses on the design of water-soluble ligands, allowing the development of novel and competitive biphasic catalysts for the chemical industry. The second concerning withenantiopure ligands for asymmetric catalysis offers efficient answers to the needs of the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries for chiral drugs, herbicides, and pesticides. The emphasis is more on the structures of the ligands than on the mechanistic and technical details of the catalytic processes. The applications of cyclic phosphanes are also described in the chapter. along with phosphorus ligands, their reactions, and applications. Existing literature on cyclic phosphanes including phosphiranes, phosphitanes, phospholanes, phospholenes, and phospholes is reviewed. Polycyclic and macrocyclic phosphines are described in detail. It also includes an elaborate analysis of dicoordinate phosphorus heterocycles including phosphinines and phosphametallocenes.