Organic Compounds Containing Bonds between Se or Te with P, As, Sb and Bi

Abstract

This chapter describes syntheses, structures, and reactions of the compounds with phosphorus‐selenium double bonds and with at least one carbon‐phosphorus single bond and of their heavier congeners. Among them, phosphane selenides have been the most deeply studied and used as Lewis base catalysts, metal ligands, molecular sensors, and stating materials leading to selenium‐containing nanoparticles. The coupling constants between the phosphorus and selenium atoms are informative on the basicity of the phosphanes. Phosphinoselenoic acid chlorides and secondary phosphanes are frequently used precursors to give a range of phosphinoselenoic acid derivatives, whereas selenation of dichlorophosphanes leads to phosphonoselenoic acid dichlorides, which are converted to a variety of acid derivatives. The selenation of phosphinites also gives phosphinoselenoic acid O ‐esters. Stereochemical course of the substitution reaction at P ‐chiral phosphorus center in the substitution reaction has been elucidated. Some reactions of dimers of diselenoxophosphanes such as Woollin's reagent are also shown. The chapter finally describes examples of phosphane tellurides, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth isologues of phosphane selenides, although these are fewer.