Simple unprecedented conversion of phosphine oxides and sulfides to phosphine boranes using sodium borohydride

Simple unprecedented conversion of phosphine oxides and sulfides to phosphine boranes using sodium borohydride:

Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/C1CC14856G, Communication

Kamalraj V. Rajendran, Declan G. Gilheany
We describe a method to replace O or S with BH₃, achirally or stereospecifically, under mild conditions.

dppeO2 deprotonation, dehydogenation to dppvO2 to dppv(BH3)2