Transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions is an important class of organic synthesis method, which has been widely used in the synthesis of biologically active molecules, pharmaceutical intermediates and opto- electronic materials. The imidazole phosphine compounds, as a class of N-heterocyclic carbene with a combination of elemental phosphorus, has its own unique properties, and it is usually used as a ligand and has been already wide- ly used in the field of organic metal catalyst. In this paper, we have reviewed the progress of the application of such compounds...
