1.7 Phosphorus-Centered Radicals

Abstract

AbstractOrganophosphorus compounds are one of the most important classes of organic products because of their applications as ligands for transition-metal catalysts, as organocatalysts, as biologically active molecules, and as building blocks for material sciences. This review discusses recent approaches for the generation of four types of synthetically useful phosphorus-centered radicals and their use for the formation of carbon—phosphorus bonds. Emphasis is placed on the scope and limitations of the reactions reported.