Organophosphine

Organophosphines are organophosphorus compounds with the formula PRnH3−n, where R is an organic substituent. These compounds can be classified according to the value of n: primary phosphines (n = 1), secondary phosphines (n = 2), tertiary phosphines (n = 3). All adopt pyramidal structures.[1] Organophosphines are generally colorless, lipophilic liquids or solids.[2] The parent of the organophosphines is phosphine (PH3). [3]

  1. ^ Paul C. J. Kamer, Piet W. N. M. van Leeuwen, ed. (2012). Phosphorus(III)Ligands in Homogeneous Catalysis: Design and Synthesis. New York: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-66627-2.
  2. ^ G.M. Kosolapoff; L. Maier (1972). Organic Phosphorus Compounds, Volume 1. New York, N. Y.: John Wiley.
  3. ^ Annette Schier and Hubert Schmidbaur"P-Donor Ligands" in Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry 2006, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/0470862106.ia177