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8177209 
Journal Article 
Organophosphorus Synthesis Without Phosphorus Trichloride: The Case for the Hypophosphorous Pathway 
Montchamp, J 
2013 
1 
Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements
ISSN: 1042-6507
EISSN: 1563-5325 
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD 
ABINGDON 
188 
1-3 
66-75 
English 
WOS:000319042300025 
The vast majority of organophosphorus compounds is currently synthesized from phosphorus trichloride (PCl3), even though the final consumer products do not contain reactive phosphorus-chlorine bonds. In order to bypass phosphorus trichloride, significant interest has been devoted to functionalizing elemental phosphorus (P4, the precursor to PCl3), red phosphorus (Pred), or phosphine (PH3). Yet, other industrial-scale precursors are hypophosphorous derivatives (H 3PO2 and its alkali salts), but their use as phosphorus trichloride replacements has been completely overlooked. Here, the case is made for an alternative approach to the industrial synthesis of organophosphorus compounds based on hypophosphites. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. 
Hypophosphite; H-phosphinic acid; phosphonic acid; phosphorus trichloride; elemental phosphorus; phosphine 
19th International Conference on Phosphorus Chemistry (ICPC) 
Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS