The Coordination and Catalytic Chemistry of Phosphanylferrocene Chalcogenides

Abstract

Phosphanylferrocene chalcogenides remain long overshadowed by their more common and very successful phosphane counterparts. However, they also exhibit unique coordination behavior, which differs from that of the parent phosphanes due to changed donor and steric properties, and exert favorable catalytic properties.

This review attempts to showcase the chemistry of phosphanylferrocene chalcogenides with particular emphasis on their applications in coordination chemistry and catalysis. Attention is also paid to the corresponding mixed-donor phosphane-phosphane chalcogenide ligands, which can serve as genuine examples of versatile hybrid donors with rich coordination chemistry and attractive use in catalysis.

Keywords

• catalysis
• phosphane chalcogenides
• coordination compounds
• metallocenes
• phosphane ligands
• catalysis