White phosphorus is a prominent source of P atoms but has remained difficult to activate without using transition metals. Now, a bidentate ligand based on silicon(ii) donors has successfully stabilized a P2 moiety, and the resulting complex acts as a transfer reagent for P– anions.
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Scheschkewitz, D. A convenient P– source. Nat. Chem. 12, 785–787 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-020-0534-0
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