Aryl-and alkyl-substituted tertiary phosphines are among the most common ligands used in
homogeneous catalysts, but they are hydrophobic, as in general are the products of the …

Hydrocarbons and their transformations play major roles in chemistry as raw materials and
sources of energy. Diminishing petroleum supplies, regulatory problems, and environmental …

Tris (hydroxymethyl) phosphine, P (CH2OH) 3, a water-soluble compound, has been known
for about 50 years but development of its coordination chemistry has been slow and …

A literature survey of the uses of tertiary phosphine ligands in a variety of catalytic organic
reactions, with 231 references, is presented. In addition to separate discussions on several …

The synthesis of the first chiral polyhydroxy diphosphine-Rh (I) catalyst for asymmetric
hydrogenation is described. Based on a simple synthetic pathway starting from d-mannitol …

Highly active neutral or cationic homogeneous Rh-based catalysts,[Rh (COD)(μ-S (CH2)
10CO2H)] 2 and [Rh (COD)(η6-benzoic acid)] BF4, COD= cyclooctadiene, were synthesized …

The reaction of M (OAc) 2 [M= Hg (II), Pd (II), Ni (II)] or M (acac)(CO) 2 [M= Rh (I), Ir (I)] with
dicationic 1, 2, 4-triazolium salts 2 affords a series of water-soluble 1, 2, 4-triazol-2-ium-5 …

Dioxaphosphabicyclo [2.2. 2] octanes (L1–L4) have been prepared in a one-pot reaction
from tris (hydroxymethyl) phosphine and various α, β-unsaturated ketones. The non-volatile …

The [Mo3S4Cl3 (dhprpe) 3]+(1+) cluster cation has been prepared by reaction between
Mo3S4Cl4 (PPh3) 3 (solvent) 2 and the water-soluble 1, 2-bis (bis (hydroxypropyl) …

A tetramethoxy hemilabile N, P, N-ligand and the corresponding amphiphilic tetrahydroxy
ligand have been synthesized via ortho-lithiation of N, N-bis (2-methoxyethyl)-benzenamine …