Chemoselective platinum(0)-catalysed hydrophosphination of ethyl acrylate

Abstract

Platinum(0) complexes of P(CH₂CH₂CO₂Et)₃ are efficient and selective catalysts for the addition of PH₃ to CH₂[double bond, length half m-dash]CHCO₂Et.

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