ABSTRACT
Compounds containing P-C linkages should be called carbophosphorus compounds. The term ‘organophosphorus compound’ is, however, so deeply rooted that it will also be employed in this work. The term ‘organic phosphorus compound’ should, ideally, be reserved for compounds containing phosphorus and carbon which are devoid of P-C linkages. The most important examples of the latter are phosphate esters which are based on P-O-C linkages and these are dealt with mainly in Chapters 5.6 and 12.11. It will, however, be convenient to include here P-O-C containing compounds such as phosphite esters, P(OR)3, oxyphosphoranes P(OR)5 and oxyphosphorides P(O )R 6
− . Organophosphorus compounds with B-P-C (borocarbophosphorus), N-P-C (azacarbophosphorus), S-P-C (thiocarbophosphorus) and Si-P-C (silacarbophosphorus) linkages are dealt with mainly in Chapters 7 and 9.
