Phosphole

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Phosphole is an organic compound with the chemical formula C₄H₅P; it is the phosphorus analog of pyrrole.The first phosphole was discovered in 1953, hexaphenylphosphole followed in 1959 and the parent compound, phosphole itself, was first synthesized in 1987 ^[1].

Unlike other the 5-membered heterocycles pyrrole, thiophene and furan this compound is not considered an aromatic compound because unlike nitrogen, phosphorus is reluctant to share its lone pair in delocalization.

[edit] See also

• Organophosphorus chemistry
• Phosphorine

[edit] External links

• 1H-Phosphole, 2,3,4,5-tetramethyl-1-phenyl- Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 9, p.653 (1998); Vol. 70, p.272 (1992). Article
• Links to external chemical sources.

[edit] References

1. ↑  A Guide to Organophosphorus Chemistry Louis D. Quin 2000 John Wiley & Sons ISBN 0-471-31824-8