Structural Studies of Phosphorus Compounds Today

Dear Colleagues,

Phosphorus compounds represent a versatile class of chemicals that are often used as fungicides, pesticides, insecticides, nerve agents, pharmaceuticals, polymer plasticizers, flame retardants, fuel additives, stabilizers, catalysts, agents for improving the quality of lubricating oils, and many others. Studying the chemical structure and dynamics of phosphorus compounds by means of the NMR method is of utmost importance for any modern synthetic work today. High-resolution homo- and heteronuclear NMR experiments, accompanied by accurate quantum chemical modeling of NMR spectra of phosphorus compounds, make it possible to unambiguously establish their chemical structures. In particular, the synthesis of novel phosphorus compounds is inevitably related to the structural studies being performed by means of phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (³¹P NMR). ³¹P NMR experiments are considerably more sensitive than the ¹³C NMR experiment because ³¹P isotope has a 100% natural abundance. Due to these favorable features, ³¹P NMR spectroscopy is commonly used in the elucidation of the structure of phosphorus compounds today.

This Special Issue, entitled “Structural Studies of Phosphorus Compounds Today,” will provide researchers with the opportunity to publish their most recent discoveries in the field of phosphorus chemistry, supported by high-quality NMR experiments and, where applicable, complemented by other physicochemical techniques such as mass spectrometry (MS), infrared (IR) or Raman spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, or related methods. At the same time, we welcome papers addressing computational NMR, particularly those involving the calculation of spectral NMR parameters of phosphorus compounds. Advances in computational methods and tools, as well as theoretical investigations of the trends observed in ³¹P NMR parameters, represent a valuable contribution to this Special Issue.

Dr. Irina Rusakova
Guest Editor

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