noun
- Plural of phosphin; organic compounds containing phosphorus bonded to carbon atoms, used in catalysis and organic synthesis.
Usage: chemistry; technical term; also spelled phosphines in modern usage
Examples
- The chemist synthesized several phosphins for use in the palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction.
- Phosphins are important ligands in transition metal catalysis.
- The stability of these phosphins depends on the substituents attached to the phosphorus atom.
- Researchers tested different phosphins to optimize the yield of the organic transformation.