Abstract
Studies on the reactivities of organophosphorus compounds under anodic oxidation are described. In the anodic oxidation of triphenylphosphine and trialkyl phosphites, the attack of various nucleophiles on the anodically generated cation radical of tervalent organophosphorus compounds to give the corresponding phosphonium salts has been observed.
The following anodic reactions take place; anodic alkylamination, anodic arylation, anodic alkoxylation, anodic alkylthiolation, anodic activation, anodic phosphonylation, and anodic phosphorylation.
The possibilities of their synthetic applications are also discussed.
