Organophosphorus halides

VI. Reactions of Organophosphorus Halides and Esters with Lithium Reagents. 43... 

VII. Reactions of Sulfur-Containing Organophosphorus Halides and Esters... 

Phosphorus pentachloride also has been used as an oxidant for molybdenum and tungsten carbonyl complexes. 25 por example, the reaction of [W (CO)3(Me)Cp l with PQ5 in dichloromethane S leads to formation of the dimer, [Cp Win a yield of 90%. Organophosphorus halides, R3PX2, have been used as mild oxidants in inorganic syntheses. The reagents are synthesized by the direct reactions of tertiary phosphines with halogens. 

Organophosphorus compounds. Phosphorus-carbon bond fonnation takes place by the reaction of various phosphorus compounds containing a P—H bond with halides or tritlates. Alkylaryl- or alkenylalkylphosphinates are prepared from alkylphosphinate[638]. The optically active isopropyl alkenyl-methylphosphinate 778 is prepared from isopropyl methylphosphinate with retention[639]. The monoaryl and symmetrical and asymmetric diarylphosphi-nates 780, 781, and 782 are prepared by the reaction of the unstable methyl phosphinate 779 with different amounts of aryl iodides. Tnmethyl orthoformate is added to stabilize the methyl phosphinate[640]. 

The toxicity of the P-halidc anhydrides, like that of phosphoroxychloride (POCl3) and of other organophosphorus compounds discussed earlier in this section, is due to their high efficiency as irreversible inactivators of acetylcholinesterase [157]. The main target organs for the lethal effects of these chemical weapons are the brain and diaphragm. As for the detoxification of the P-halide anhydrides, it can occur by a number of biochemical mechanisms, namely chemical hydrolysis, enzymatic hydrolysis, and binding to hydrolases such as carboxylesterases, cholinesterases, and albumin [68][158][159]. 

Organophosphorus compounds find wide use in the chemical industry as catalysts, intermediates, complexes, and end-use products. Arylphosphines and phosphine oxides are often produced by the reaction of a preformed Grignard reagent with a halophosphine or phosphine oxide. Yields are reduced by the production of unwanted side-reaction products such as biaryls. These unwanted products are reduced when the reaction is conducted under Barbier conditions. When alkyl and aryl halides are reacted with magnesium metal, a trihalophosphine or phosphine oxide, a metal halide or amine catalyst, in THE benzene mixtures, at reflux, good yields of phosphines or phosphine oxides are obtained [74]. For example, triphenylphosphine can be prepared in a 97.2% yield from the reaction of bromobenzene, trichlorophosphine, magnesium metal, aluminum chloride, and sodium chloride in THF-benzene at 70 80 C. 

Diaryl methyl- and benzyl-phosphonates are conveniently prepared in high yields by heating mixtures of triaryl phosphites, methanol or benzyl alcohol, and a trace of methyl or benzyl halide. In a reaction that is usefully complementary to the previously reported formation of pyridine-2-phosphonic acid derivatives from sodium dialkyl phosphonates and //-methoxypyridinium compounds ( Organophosphorus Chemistry , Vol. 7, p. 111), N-triphenylmethylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate affords the pyridine-4-phosphonic dialkyl ester when heated with sodium dialkyl phosphonates. ... 

The mechanism of the cyclization step in the preparation of perhydro-1,4,2-oxazaphosphorin-5-ones (45) from halogenoacetyl halides and a-aminomethyl-phosphonate esters (see Organophosphorus Chemistry , Vol. 8, p. 112) has been investigated, using labelling of the two possible modes of cyclization, the correct one appears to involve the nucleophilicity of the phosphoryl group, as indicated in Scheme 12. ... 

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