Recent advances and trends in the research of phosphorus chemistry including asymmetric chemistry, coordination chemistry of phosphorus, biophosphorus chemistry, medicinal chemistry, agricultural chemistry are briefly reviewed in this article according to a presentation at the 15th International Conference on Phosphorus Chemistry in Sendai, Japan. This review focuses on the progress of following subjects: the efficient asymmetric hydrogenations using Noyori' s catalysts, the synthesis of phosphorus compounds containing amino acid or nucleosides, and the development and application of organic phosphorus compounds as drug and agrochemicals. Supramolecular chemistry, large-scale manufacturing technology, green chemistry and environmental science are also given special attention.

Key words: ORGANO PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;ASYMMETRICAL SYNTHESIS;ALKALOID, PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY;APPLICATION