Comparison of catalytic activity of hexamethyltriamino- and tri-n-butylphosphines in the Pudovik reaction

The catalytic activity of hexamethyltriaminophosphine in the P(O)-H bond addition to electron-deficient alkenes was studied. Depending on the nature of the alkene, hexamethyltriaminophosphine produces better or lower yields of the reaction products compared to tri-n-butylphosphine. [GRAPHICS] .