Handbook of Organophosphorus Chemistry

Organic compounds that contain phosphorus are called organophosphorus compounds. Organophosphorus compounds have various applications. They can be used as gasoline additives, lubricants, flame-retardants, plasticizers, hydraulic fluids and pharmaceuticals. They have widespread use not only as ligands in coordination chemistry and catalysis, but also in materials science, medicinal chemistry and agrochemicals. Organophosphorus chemistry is a field of chemistry under which the reactivity and ...