SynPhos

Project leader: Prof. Jan J. Weigand

Prof. Jan J. Weigand                                                                                                                     Faculty of Chemstry and Food Chemistry, TU Dresden

Title: Highly-Reactive (Regenerative) Phosphorus Building Blocks – New Concepts in Synthesis

Fundamental research is key important to allow us to find new, economically and ecologically attractive ways to meet current challenges. The current depletion of available phosphorus resources is a concern. Unlike oil, which is lost once used, phosphorus can be recovered and used over and over again or at least transformed into other P-compounds of chemical use. The intention of the present research is to contribute to the field of synthetic chemistry both, inorganic and organic,  by identifying and developing highly-reactive phosphorus building blocks (SynPhos) that can be potentially regenerated. We enter new avenues of phosphorus chemistry which address fundamental questions and develop new applications and extend them to the heavier group 15 congeners. Using novel and powerful phosphorus reagents, new concepts for more efficient, selective and sustainable synthetic procedures are developed. We also seek greener and more efficient processes and, whenever possible, to recover the phosphorus after the reaction. Phosphorus-based compounds will also be used in the recovery of industrial waste by-products such as phosphane oxides and depleted UF6, and will therefore have a positive impact on certain chemical industries and the environment.

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