Thiophosphorus and related ligands in coordination, organometallic and supramolecular chemistry. A personal account

The results obtained in the investigation of sulfur containing ligands (dithiophosphates, -phosphinates and -phosphonates, monothiophosphinates, dithioarsinates and dichalcogenoimidodiphosphinates) in a broad international cooperation, are concisely presented. Oxo- and thio-organophosphorus and -organoarsenic anions are versatile ligands in metal and organometallic derivatives, with molecular monomeric, cyclic or supramolecular structures, at the interface between the traditional branches of inorganic chemistry: coordination, organometallic and inorganic ring chemistry. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.