Issue 6, 2008

Phosphine-triggered synthesis of functionalized cyclic compounds

Abstract

Nucleophilic phosphine catalysis has proven to be a powerful tool in organic synthesis, which can provide easy access to cyclic, bicyclic or polycyclic carbocycles and heterocycles. Owing to their comparatively strong and readily tunable nucleophilicity, phosphines can be easily tailored to efficient annulation reactions with good control over reaction selectivity. This has resulted in a tremendous increase in their scope and in a concomitant number of reports where phosphine-triggered annulation reactions occur. This tutorial review summarizes the recent achievements in this area.

Graphical abstract: Phosphine-triggered synthesis of functionalized cyclic compounds

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
15 Feb 2008
First published
26 Mar 2008

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008,37, 1140-1152

Phosphine-triggered synthesis of functionalized cyclic compounds

L. Ye, J. Zhou and Y. Tang, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 1140 DOI: 10.1039/B717758E

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