Topic summary
Cyclophosphine
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Cyclopentaphosphine.
Organic cyclophosphines
Organic cyclophosphanes are a family of organophosphorus compounds with the formula (RP)n where R is an organic substituent. Many examples are known. They are white, air-sensitive solids which have good solubility in organic solvents. Well-characterized examples are known for ring sizes 3–6. The three-membered rings feature bulky substituents, e.g., [tert-BuP]3.