The small air-stable hydrophilic aminophosphine 3,7-diacetyl-1,3,7-triaza-5-phosphabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (DAPTA) has received a remarkable interest during the last two decades due to its aptitude to form metal complexes in water. Water-solubility of transition metal complexes based on DAPTA allowed their application as catalysts in homogeneous aqueous phase or biphasic systems, as anticancer agents in medicinal inorganic chemistry and as photoluminescent materials. This paper reviews the synthetic methods and physical and structural features of DAPTA and related ligands, their metal complexes and subsequent catalytic, medicinal and photoluminescence applications. The SCXRD structures of the compounds are included and referenced with the respective CSD codes for ease of assessment.

小型的空气稳定型亲水性氨基膦3,7-二乙酰基1,3,7-三氮杂-5-磷杂双环[3.3.1]壬烷（DAPTA）在过去的二十年中由于其易于形成金属而备受关注在水中的配合物。基于DAPTA的过渡金属络合物的水溶性使其可以在均相水相或双相体系中用作催化剂，在药用无机化学中用作抗癌剂，并可以用作光致发光材料。本文综述了DAPTA及其相关配体的合成方法，物理和结构特征，其金属络合物以及随后的催化，医学和光致发光应用。包括化合物的SCXRD结构，并通过相应的CSD代码进行引用，以便于评估。