title: Advances in Phosphasilene Chemistry.
abstract: Heavier alkene analogues possess unique electronic properties and reactivity, encouraging multidisciplinary research groups to utilize them in the rational design of novel classes of compounds and materials. Phosphasilenes are heavier imine analogues, containing highly reactive Si=P double bonds. Recent achievements in this field are closely related to the progress in the chemistry of stable low-coordinate silicon compounds. In this Review, we have attempted to summarize in a comprehensive way the available data on the structures, syntheses, electronic and chemical properties of these compounds, with an emphasis on recent achievements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748, Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: Vitaly
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nesterov
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, 10623, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Nora C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Breit
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748, Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: Shigeyoshi
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6685-6352
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inoue
keywords: N-heterocyclic carbenes; double bonds; phosphasilenes; phosphasilenylidenes; phosphasilynes; phosphorus; silicon