Dedicatedtothe element phosphorus on the 350th anniversary of its discovery.Abstract: The [4+ +2] cycloaddition of 2-(2'-pyridyl)-4,6-diphenyl-l 3 -phosphinine with the highly reactive dienophile hexafluoro-2-butyne has been studied and the first pyridylfunctionalized 1-phosphabarrelenew as obtained and structurally characterized. Although monodentate CF 3 -1-phosphabarrelenes show only ap oorc oordination ability,t he chelating nature of the novel P, N-hybrid ligand gives accesst ov arious transition-metal complexes.U pon irradiation with UV light, the pyridyl-functionalized 1-phosphabarrelene undergoes ar ather selective di-p-methane rearrangementi nt he coordination sphere of the metal center, leading to the formation of ac omplex based on ah itherto unknown pyridylfunctionalized 5-phosphasemibullvalene derivative.D FT calculations provide first insights into the mechanism of this reaction.[a] Dr.M.B ruce, Dr.M .P apke,M.W eber,Prof.