The Impact of Microwaves on Organophosphorus Chemistry.

A personal account on the pioneering results on microwave (MW)-assisted organophosphorus syntheses obtained in the last decade is presented. The broad spectrum of the reactions studied exemplifies the advantages of the MW technique as a green tool regarding efficiency and the simplification of catalyst systems. Theoretical calculations for a few typical models helped us to explore the scope and limitations of the application of MW irradiation.