DFT calculations as well as a current program of developing a wide range of alkylphosphine analogs indicate that lower alkene insertion barriers are due to a combination of high phosphine trans ...

The bromination reactions and mechanisms are compared. UV light splits the bromine molecule into two reactive ... The rapid disappearance of the amber color of the bromine at room temperature is ...

He then showed that these species react with simple carbonyl compounds to generate an alkene and phosphine oxide, paving the way for the development of the reaction as a general synthetic method.