SURFACE-CHEMISTRY OF ORGANO-PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS

This paper reviews the known decomposition chemistry of organophosphorus compounds interacting with metal and metal oxide surfaces. Three kinds of processes - oxidation, dealkylation, and hydrolysis - are known to be important, but the fundamental knowledge base in this technologically and environmentally important area is presently inadequate. Some significant research directions are identified for surface chemical science, surface reaction chemistry, solid-state synthesis, and organometallic cluster chemistry.