title: Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of aqueous, fluorous, and supercritical CO2-soluble phosphines
abstract: [reaction: see text]A generic, simple, and economical route has been developed for the synthesis of phosphines soluble in aqueous, fluorous, and supercritical CO2 phases. The methodology is based on the palladium-catalyzed Heck olefination of haloarylphosphine oxides followed by reduction, affording various arylphosphines in high yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, UK.
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiao