Lee J Higham & John C Tebby 
Organophosphorus Chemistry 
Volume 50

This annual review of the literature, the 50th volume in the present series, provides a comprehensive and critical survey of a vast field of study involving organophosphorus compounds, ranging from phosphines, their chalcogenide derivatives and phosphonium salts, phosphorus (III) acid derivatives, phosphorus (V) acids, penta- and hexa-coordinated phosphorus compounds, phosphazenes and related phosphorus-nitrogen bonded compounds. Coverage is also presented of applications of organophosphorus compounds in homogeneous catalysis for synthesis of bulk and fine chemicals and also in applications as reagents in green synthetic procedures.

Table of Content

Phosphines: Preparation and Reactivity; Tertiary Phosphines: Preparation and Reactivity; Tervalent Phosphorus Acid Derivatives; Phosphine Chalcogenides; Phosphonium Salts and P-Ylides; Homogeneous Catalysis for Bulk and Fine Chemicals. Adventures with Phosphorus Ligands; Quinquevalent Phosphorus Acids; Pentacoordinated and Hexacoordinated Compounds; Phosphazenes; Green Synthetic Approaches in Organophosphorus Chemistry: Recent Developments

About the author

Professor David Allen is Emeritus professor of chemistry at the Sheffield Hallam University, UK. His main research interests are in phosphonium salts and related compounds. Current interests include the preparation of phosphonioalkyl derivatives of biologically active molecules, the phosphonioalkyl group facilitating the passage of the biologically active agent through cell membranes, and studies of the formation of biologically active surface-functionalised gold nanoparticles.