Abstract
Phosphine, generated from elemental phosphorus in the system KOH-toluene-H2O, reacts with vinyl sulfides under free radical conditions (AIBN, dioxane, 65–70°C, atmospheric pressure) to form regiospecifically tris[2-(organylthio)ethyl]phosphines, which are readily oxidized in air to corresponding tris[2-(organylthio)ethyl]phosphine oxides.
Financial support from the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technologies of Russian Federation (Grant No. NSH-2241.2003.3) and Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 04-03-32045-a) is gratefully acknowledged.
Notes
a Spectra of compounds 2a–c were taken in microlayer, spectra of products 2d were run in KBr.