The reaction of red phosphorus with 1‐bromonaphthalene in the KOH–DMSO system: Synthesis of tri(1‐naphthyl)phosphane

Abstract

Abstract Red phosphorus reacts with 1‐bromonaphthalene in the KOH–DMSO system upon heating (47–70°C, 3 h) to give tri(1‐naphthyl)phosphane in 10% yield. Microwave activation (600 W, 6 min) of the reaction affords the above‐mentioned phosphane in 25% yield. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 22:198–203, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com . DOI 10.1002/hc.20671