The Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Organophosphorus Compounds

Abstract

The applications of the method of photoelectron spectroscopy in the study of the electronic and steric structures of organophosphorus compounds is examined. The spectra of two-, three-, and four-coordinated phosphorus are interpreted in terms of the approximation of Koopmans' theorem. Attention is concentrated on the elucidation of the composition of the upper occupied orbitals. The manifestations of the n–π and n–n interactions in the photo-electron spectra of these compounds are investigated. The bibliography includes 104 references.