This review gives an account of the syntheses, structures, and properties of phosphaalkenes R 1 P=CR 2 R 3 with an inverse electron distribution at the P−C double bond (P δ− C δ+ ).[a]
Lothar Weber was born in 1944 inLangenöls in Schlesien. He studied at the Universität Marburg and received his doctorate there under the direction of Professor Günter Schmid in 1973. Afterwards, he carried out post-doctoral studies with Professor Barry M. Trost at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, USA. On his return to Marburg, he began the experimental work leading to his Habilitation, which was completed in 1982 at the Universität Essen. His work centered on the coordination chemistry of sulfur ylides. In 1985, he became a C2 Professor and then joined the Fakultät für Chemie der Universität Bielefeld. His research interests include the chemistry of compounds with low-coordinate elements of the fifth main group, the synthesis of homo-and heterocycles with heavy elements, new aspects in boron chemistry, and metal complex catalyzed reactions of multiply bonded systems.MICROREVIEWS: This feature introduces the readers to the authors' research through a concise overview of the selected topic. Reference to important work from others in the field is included.