Environmentally benign synthesis of h-phosphinic acids using a water-tolerant, recyclable polymer-supported catalyst.
[reaction: see text] A reusable polymer-supported hydrophosphinylation catalyst is described for the preparation of H-phosphinic acids. The polystyrene-based ligand is prepared in one step from commercially available compounds. The polymeric catalyst generally gives good yields for a variety of substrates and is water- and air-tolerant, although the scope of alkenes and alkynes which can be employed is somewhat narrower than with our original xantphos/Pd(2)dba(3) catalyst.
Department of Chemistry, Box 298860, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, USA.
Sylvine
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Deprèle
Jean-Luc
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Montchamp