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A Catalytic Method for the Reduction of Secondary and Tertiary Phosphine Oxides

Mikaël Berthod, Alain Favre-Réguillon, Jahjah Mohamad, Gérard Mignani, Gordon Docherty, Marc Lemaire*

*Laboratoire de Catalyse et Synthèse Organique, Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires (ICBMS), CNRS, UMR5246, Université Lyon 1, 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne, France, Email: marc.lemaireuniv-lyon1.fr

M. Berthod, A. Favre-Réguillon, J. Mohamad, G. Mignani, G. Docherty, M. Lemaire, Synlett, 2007, 1545-1548.

DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-982536


Abstract

TMDS is an efficient hydride source for the reduction of tertiary and secondary phosphine oxides using a catalytic amount of Ti(OiPr)4. All classes of tertiary phosphine oxides, such as triaryl, trialkyl, and diphosphine were effectively reduced.

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Key Words

phosphorus, reduction of phosphine oxides, titanium, hydrosiloxane, tetramethyldisiloxane, phosphine oxides


ID: J60-Y2007-1960