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Organophosphorus Chemistry provides a comprehensive annual review of the literature. Coverage includes phosphines and their chalcogenides, phosphonium salts, low coordination number phosphorus compounds, penta- and hexa-coordinated compounds, tervalent phosphorus acids, nucleotides and nucleic acids, ylides and related compounds, and phosphazenes. The series will be of value to research workers in universities, government and industrial research organisations, whose work involves the use of organophosphorus compounds. It provides a concise but comprehensive survey of a vast field of study with a wide variety of applications, enabling the reader to rapidly keep abreast of the latest developments in their specialist areas. Specialist Periodical Reports provide systematic and detailed review coverage of progress in the major areas of chemical research. Written by experts in their specialist fields the series creates a unique service for the active research chemist, supplying regular critical in-depth accounts of progress in particular areas of chemistry. For over 80 years the Royal Society of Chemistry and its predecessor, the Chemical Society, have been publishing reports charting developments in chemistry, which originally took the form of Annual Reports. However, by 1967 the whole spectrum of chemistry could no longer be contained within one volume and the series Specialist Periodical Reports was born. The Annual Reports themselves still existed but were divided into two, and subsequently three, volumes covering Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry. For more general coverage of the highlights in chemistry they remain a 'must'. Since that time the SPR series has altered according to the fluctuating degree of activity in various fields of chemistry. Some titles have remained unchanged, while others have altered their emphasis along with their titles; some have been combined under a new name whereas others have had to be discontinued. The current list of Specialist Periodical Reports can be seen on the inside flap of this volume.
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Organophosphorus Chemistry Volume 24 A Specialist Periodical Report Organophosphorus Chemistry Volume 24 A Review of t h e Recent Literature Published between July 1991 and J u n e 1992 Senior Reporters D. W. Allen, Sheffield Hallam University B. J. Walker, The Queen's University of Belfast Reporters C. W. Allen, University of Vermont, U.S.A. R. Cosstick, University of Liverpool 0. Dahl, University of Copenhagen, Denmark R. S. Edmundson, formerly of University of Bradford C. D. Hall, King's College, London SOCIETY OF CH EMISTRY ISBN 0-85186-320-5 ISSN 0306-0713 Copyright 0The Royal Society of Chemistry 1993 All Rights Reserved N o part of this book may be reproduced or trammitted in any form or by any means-graphic, electronic, including photocopying, recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval system-without written permission from The Royal Society of Chemistry Published by The Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House, The Science Park, Cambridge CB4 4WF Printed in Great Britain by Athenaeum Press Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne Introduction The highlight of the year for many of us was the Xllth International Conference on Phosphorus Chemistry held in Toulouse, France during July 1992 Toulouse is a beautiful city and holds special attractions for the gourmet. The conference organisation was excellent and smoothly coped with a transport drivers' blockade. The enormous range of interesting phosphorus chemistry available in 180 lectures and almost 200 posters for the 600 persons attending demonstrated both the magnitude of the organisers' task and the continuing and growing importance of the subject throughout the world. We look forward to the Xlllth Internation