This Review gives a comprehensive overview of the most topical weakly coordinating
anions (WCAs) and contains information on WCA design, stability, and applications. As an …

A series of catecholato phosphonium ions, including the first stable bis (catecholato)-
substituted derivatives, are isolated and fully characterized. The cations rank among the …

A series of neutral pentacoordinate dithieno [3, 2-b: 2′, 3′-d] phosphole compounds were
synthesized by [4+ 1] cycloaddition with o-quinones. Counter to the expected trigonal …

We describe the design, synthesis, and characterization of a chiral hexacoordinated
phosphate ion that features an octahedral P (V) core consisting of two N, N, O-tridentate …

The development of novel Brønsted acids featuring the hexacoordinate phosphorus (V)
anion [TRISPHAT]−{[1]−=[P (1, 2‐O2C6Cl4) 3]−} are reported. The title compound, H (OEt2) …

Ammonium and potassium salts featuring the chiral mer-[P (C6H4CO2) 3]−, mer-[1]−, have
been isolated. Specifically, treating phosphorane P (C6H4CO2) 2 (C6H4CO2H), 2, with N …

The central phosphorus atom of a novel hydroxyl-functionalized triarylphosphane was
shown to reversibly insert into one of the molecule's O–H bonds, which forms the basis for a …

Phosphoranes P (OC6H4NR) 2 (OC6H4NHR)[R= Me (2a), Ph (2b), C6F5 (2c)] were
synthesized by treating PCl5 with the respective 2-aminophenol derivative (1a–c, 3.1 …

Numerous strategies for enhancing the reactivity and properties of p-block elements have
been devised in the past decades. This Account discusses our approaches by distinct ligand …

The development of solid, weighable Brønsted acids featuring the hexacoordinated
phosphorous (V) anion [TRISPHAT]− are reported. H (DMF) 2 [1] and H (THF) 2 [1]{[1]−=[P …