Phosphorus chemistry important phosphate

Studies of Alkali Phosphate and Phosphorus Chemistry Important to Magnetohydrodynamics Combustion... 

In the hypervalent area of phosphorus chemistry a configurationally stable tris(tetrachlorobenzenediolato) phosphate ion has been synthesised. The growing importance of hydridophosphoranes in coordination chemistry has led to the apprearance of a useful review. The superbase properties of the commercially available proazaphosphatrane has been extended to the catalysis of the silylation of sterically hindered alcohols and phenols. 

Phosphorus chemistry and biochemistry are enormous topics, and obviously this essay touches on only a few aspects of the subject many other aspects are discussed in detail in this volume by others. This introduction to the symposium is built around the commanding importance of electrostatics in the chemistry and biochemistry of phosphates and phosphites, but that emphasis necessitated omitting a discussion of many other topics. These include, for example, pseudorotation in the hydrolysis of cyclic esters of phosphorus, a fascinating topic to which Edward Dennis and David Gorenstein and others in my laboratory have made significant contributions (28). The brilliant work of Usher, Richardson and Eckstein (29) which (if you will pardon a pun) ushered in the determinations of the stereochemistry at phosphorus in the reactions of phosphate esters, has been omitted, as has the work of Jeremy Knowles (30) and his coworkers, who demonstrated how to use 0 6, 0 7 and 0 8,... 

Theoretical studies of tetrahedral carbon species have played an important role in the formulation of ALPH and the anomeric effect. Similarly, molecular-orbital calculations have been the touchpaper for development of the stereoelectronic effect in phosphorus chemistry. Early theoretical calculations indicated the influence of the anomeric and gauche effects in phosphates (Newton, 1973). But without doubt, the foray of Lehn and Wipff (1975) into this field provided the inceptive piece of research that was the impetus for a series of studies resulting in the proposition of a stereoelectronic theory with a far-reaching impact on nucleophilic substitution reactions at phosphorus. 

The chemistry of phosphates as relevant to aquatic systems is discussed as an example of the importance of heterogeneous equilibria in waters. Phosphorus, present as various forms of phosphate, is of central concern to a wide variety of biological and chemical processes in natural waters, wastewater, and water treatment. Phosphate is a nutrient required for the growth of all living protoplasm that,contains approximately 2 percent phosphorus on a dry weight basis. As such, phosphorus can be the... 

Phosphorus biochemistry is dominated by two phosphate esters, namely ATP and DNA. There are, however, many other P compounds (e.g. phosphoenzymes) which play a crucial role in metabolic processes. Phosphorus has more known biochemical functions in the body than any other single mineral element. If carbon compounds are regarded as the building blocks of life, phosphorus must surely be regarded as the site manager . Important non-bio parallels between carbon chemistry and phosphorus chemistry have been recognised in recent decades (Chapter 6). 

Phosphorus is one of the most important elements in soil chemistry because it is involved in numerous reactions with many different components. In addition to the species described earlier, phosphate will also form species with uranium, arsenic, and zinc. It also reacts with organic matter and with humic and fulvic acids to form environmentally important species [33-37],... 

The realization that compounds with pentavalent phosphorus are readily accessible, that they are of considerable synthetic value, and that they play an important role in the chemistry of the biologically indispensable phosphate esters, has led to mounting interest in the stereochemistry of the phosphoranes.1-52... 

Phosphate minerals are found in rocks and living systems, and many biologically important molecules are phosphate esters (see Phosphorus Inorganic Chemistry). The balance between insoluble and soluble phosphates in the biosphere has been adversely affected by the use of phosphate fertilizers, water softeners and detergents. 

The current review is of necessity selective. Over the two year period covered, there has been impressive advances in several areas of P(V) chemistry. For example, biological aspects of quinquevalent phosphorus acids chemistry continue to increase in importance. A wide variety of natural and unnatural phosphates including inositols, lipids, some carbohydrates and their phospho-nates, phosphinates and fluorinated analogues has been synthesized. Special attention has been paid to the synthesis of phosphorus analogues of all types of amino acids and some peptides. Numerous investigations of phosphate ester hydrolysis and related reactions continue to be reported. Interest in approaches to easier detoxification of insecticides continues. A number of new and improved stereoselective synthetic procedures have been elaborated. The importance of enantioselective and dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformations is illustrated in many publications. 

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