Synthesis of quaternary aryl phosphonium salts: photoredox-mediated phosphine arylation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Apr 11;52(28):4987-90. doi: 10.1039/c6cc00556j. Epub 2016 Feb 22.

Abstract

We report a synthesis method for the construction of quaternary aryl phoshonium salts at ambient temperature. The regiospecific reaction involves the coupling of phosphines with aryl radicals derived from diaryliodonium salts under photoredox conditions.