title: Air-stable, highly fluorescent primary phosphanes.
abstract: Light without fright: a synthetic route to fluorescent primary phosphanes (RPH(2)) that are resistant to air oxidation both in the solid state and in chloroform solution is described. These versatile precursors undergo hydrophosphination to give tripodal ligands and subsequently fluorescent transition-metal complexes.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: Laura H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Beverly
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Ross W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Clegg
authors.forename: Lee J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Higham