Preparation of phosphines through C–P bond formation

Iris Wauters, Wouter Debrouwer and Christian V. Stevens
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1064–1096. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.10.106

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Preparation of phosphines through C–P bond formation
Iris Wauters, Wouter Debrouwer and Christian V. Stevens
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1064–1096. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.10.106

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Wauters, I.; Debrouwer, W.; Stevens, C. V. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1064–1096. doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.106

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