Iron‐Salt‐Promoted Highly Regioselective α and β Hydrophosphination of Alkenyl Arenes

Abstract

Iron(ic) phosphination: The iron-promoted hydrophosphination of alkenyl arenes with diphenylphosphine as the phosphinating agent has been established. This method provides efficient access to diarylalkylphosphines. The regioselectivity of the reaction can be fine-tuned by the choice of the iron salts, offering highly selective access to both the β and the α adducts (see scheme). As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.