Photocatalytic functionalization of white phosphorus with aryl bromides and chlorides

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,9777-9780 DOI: 10.1039/D4CC02891K, Communication Martin Gawron, Jannes Rückel, Robert Wolf The photocatalytic functionalization of white phosphorus (P4) is achieved with cheap and abundant aryl bromides and chlorides, thus overcoming a significant obstacle in the chemistry of this important feedstock molecule.