Coordination chemistry of elemental phosphorus

This review comprehensively covers the coordination chemistry of elemental phosphorus during theyears 2011-2020. The main part is dedicated to the activation of white phosphorus mediated by earlyand late transition metals and its subsequent reactivity once in the coordination sphere of a metal.The burgeoning interest towards early TMs has opened the way to new coordination topologies and typesof reactivity. Meanwhile, the coordination chemistry of P4towards late transition metal elements has alsoattracted significant attention. Numerous studies have targeted transformations of P4-derived phospho-rus ligands and the subsequent release of said ligand fragments. The final part of this review focuses onthe black allotrope of phosphorus, which offers a polydentate phosphorus surface able to interact withtransition metals forming new functionalized 2D materials.