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Synthesis 1995; 1995(12): 1496
DOI: 10.1055/s-1995-4145
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A Facile Approach to N-Unsubstituted Phosphinimines

James B. Hendrickson* , Toby J. Sommer, Michael Singer
  • *Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, Fax +1(617)7362516
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31 December 2000 (online)

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Phosphine oxides (R3P=O) are conveniently converted into phosphinimines (R3P=NH) by recycling several times through the sequence: triflic anhydride; ammonia; evaporation. Half of the triflic anhydride is used at each repeat.

phosphinimes - phosphine oxides - phosphoryl - triflic anhydride