Organophosphorus compound
(organophosphorus reagent): A molecule
containing a carbon-phosphorus bond.
Trimethylphosphine
(shown here) has three carbon-phosphorus bonds
(shown in red). This molecule
is an organophosphorus compound.
This nucleotide
contains phosphorus in its phosphate
group. However this molecule
lacks a carbon-phosphorus bond
and therefore it is not an organophosphorus compound.
