Phosphine derivatives, acidity

Commercial phosphine derivatives are produced either by the acid-cataly2ed addition of phosphine to an aldehyde or by free-radical addition to olefins, particulady a-olefins. The reactions usually take place in an autoclave under moderate pressures (<4 MPa (580 psi)) and at temperatures between 60 and 100°C. 

Textile Flame Retardants. The first known commercial appHcation for phosphine derivatives was as a durable textile flame retardant for cotton and cotton—polyester blends. The compounds are tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium salts (10) which are prepared by the acid-cataly2ed addition of phosphine to formaldehyde. The reaction proceeds ia two stages. Initially, the iatermediate tris(hydroxymethyl)phosphine [2767-80-8] is formed. 

Solvent Extraction Reagents. Solvent extraction is a solution purification process that is used extensively in the metallurgical and chemical industries. Both inorganic (34,35) and organic (36) solutes are recovered. The large commercial uses of phosphine derivatives in this area involve the separation of cobalt [7440-48-4] from nickel [7440-02-0] and the recovery of acetic acid [61-19-7] and uranium [7440-61-1]. 

The degree of enantioselective bias was improved shortly after this time. In 1971, Morrison et al. reported that the rhodium(I) complex [RhCl(NMDPP)3] (NMDPP= neomethyldiphenylphosphine) reduces ( )-/ -methylcinnamic and ( )-a-methylcinnamic acids with 61 and 52% ee, respectively (Scheme 1.9) [41]. NMDPP is a monodentate phosphine derived from (-)-menthol, and its asymmetry lies at carbon atoms. 

Phosphine complexes, osmium, 19 642 Phosphine coordination complexes, of uranium, 25 436 Phosphine derivatives, 19 28 Phosphine oxide(s), 11 495-496 19 66 predicted deviations from Raoult s law based on hydrogen-bonding interactions, 8 814t in salicylic acid manufacture, 22 8 Phosphine oxide diols/triols, 11 501 Phosphine selenides, 22 90 Phosphinic acid, 19 20, 54-55 Phosphinic anhydride, 11 499 Phosphinothricin acetyltransferase (PAT) proteins, 13 360 Phosphite esters, 19 20 Phosphites, in VDC polymer stabilization, 25 720... 

Reduction of 10 with lithium aluminum hydride (LAH) in ether furnished19 an intermediate, presumably the phosphine derivative 11, which was treated with acid to effect ring enlargement, giving the 5-phosphino-D-xylopyranose derivative 14. This compound was immediately converted by air oxidation19 into the stable crystalline compounds, 5-deoxy-3-0-methyl-5-C-(phosphinyl)-D-xylopyranose (15) and the 5-C-(hydroxyphosphinyl) derivative 16 in overall yields of 15 and 3.5%, respectively, from 10. Compound 16 was obtained in 90% yield from 15 by oxidation with bromine.19 No mutarotation was observed19 for compounds 15 and 16 in water during 48 h. 

Compounds containing phosphorus can be both valuable synthetic intermediates and target compounds of solid-phase synthesis. Important synthetic intermediates include phosphonium salts and phosphorus ylides, which are key intermediates in carbonyl olefinations. Their preparation is discussed in Section 5.2.2.1. The preparation of oligonucleotides, these being the most important phosphorus-containing target molecules in solid-phase synthesis, is considered in Section 16.2. In this chapter, the preparation of phosphines, phosphonic acid derivatives, and phosphinic acid derivatives is discussed. 

We believe that the activity of the phosphine oxides, the phosphonic and the phosphinic acids is related to the acidity of the compounds, as well as the thermal stability of the carbon-phosphorus bond in the compounds and of the phosphorus-oxygen bond of the derived acids. 

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