Electrophilic substitutions which involve metallic derivatives

It is important to recall that the reactivity pattern of phosphoies is very different from that of the related S, N, and O ring systems due to their limited aromatic character. For example, electrophilic substitution takes place only with a handful of phosphoies that have been specifically tailored via increasing the bulkiness of the P substituent (see Section 3.15.10.4, Scheme 83). In fact, electrophiles react at the phosphoms atom affording a panel of neutral and cationic CN 4 derivatives (Scheme 8). Phosphoies are also versatile synthons for the preparation of other heterocyclic systems via Diels-Alder reactions. The cycloaddition can involve the dienic moiety of the phosphole ring or can occur following a 1,5-shift of the P-substituent (Scheme 8). Finally, phosphoies can be transformed into phospholide ions, which are powerful nucleophiles that have found a variety of applications (Scheme 8). All these facets of phosphole reactivity are presented in this section. It should also be noted that CN 3 phosphoies exhibit a rich coordination chemistry toward transition metals (see Section 3.15.12.2). 

Deviating from the route via nucleophilic attack of the carbanion at the carbon atom of a CO ligand and then reaction of the acylmetallate with an electrophile are those methods which involve (a) addition of the carbanion to the carbon atom of a carbyne ligand, (b) displacement of halides from transition-metal carbonyl halides by cyclohepta-trienyllithium, or derivatives thereof, followed by hydride abstraction or (c) substitution of a coordinated solvent from a metal-carbonyl complex (see also reaction of LiR with carbene complexes). 

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