title: Preparation of diphenyl phosphide and substituted phosphines using alkali metal in silica gel (M-SG).
abstract: Alkali metals absorbed in silica gel (the M-SG reagents) efficiently cleave C-P bonds in triaryl- and diarylphosphines. The resulting alkali metal phosphides can serve as useful building blocks for a variety of phosphines. Alkyldiarylphosphines undergo exclusive aryl group cleavage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
authors.forename: Partha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nandi
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dye
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bentley
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Jackson