A GENERAL SYNTHESIS OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE PHOSPHINES, PHOSPHINITES AND THIOPHOSPHINITES FROM ALKYLTHIO(ALKYLSELENO)PHOSPHONIUM SALTS AND TRIS(DIMETHYLAMINO)PHOSPHINE AS A THIOPHILIC AGENT

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)81213-2

Tris(dimethylamino)phosphine was found to be a suitable thiophilic reagent which converts optically active alkylthio(alkylseleno)phosphonium salts into chiral tertiary phosphines and phosphonites with a high stereoselectivity.The first synthesis of optically active thiophosphinites from bis(alkylthio)phosphonium salts and tris(dimethylamino)phosphine is also reported.