Chemistry Letters, Vol.46, No.9, 1296-1299, 2017
Palladium-catalyzed Cyclization of Bisphosphines to Phosphacycles via the Cleavage of Two Carbon-Phosphorus Bonds
A catalytic method for the synthesis of dibenzophosphole derivatives using bisphosphines as the starting material is developed. The reaction proceeds through the cleavage of two carbon-phosphorus bonds of the bisphosphine substrate. The reaction can also be used in the synthesis of six-membered phosphacycles.