Selective White Phosphorus Activation and Functionalization with Inorganic Grignard Reagents

Franziska Gilch; Jan Brossette; Franz F. Westermair; Wagner Silva; Gabor G. Balazs; Ruth M. Gschwind; Hendrik Zipse; Robert Wolf

doi:10.1039/d6sc01229a

January 1, 2026Chemical ScienceOpen Access

Selective White Phosphorus Activation and Functionalization with Inorganic Grignard Reagents

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Key Points

The objective is to explore selective reactions for the functionalization of white phosphorus using inorganic Grignard reagents.
Utilized Fe-Mg complexes for the functionalization process.
Performed reactions with various inorganic Grignard reagents.
Characterized products through spectroscopic methods.
Achieved selective functionalization of white phosphorus.
Identified specific product formations from reaction pathways.
Demonstrated significant efficiency in targeted reactions.

Implication

The study demonstrates targeted functionalization of white phosphorus with inorganic Grignard reagents, indicating new chemical pathways.

Abstract

We describe the targeted and selective functionalization of white phosphorus (P4) using ‘inorganic Grignard reagents’. Reactions of the Fe-Mg complexes [(DippBDI)Mg(THF)xFp] (Fp = CpFe(CO)2, 1: x = 0; 1 THF:...

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Gilch et al. (2026) studied this question.

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