Cyclic Phosphine Oxides and Phosphinamides from Di-Grignard Reagents and Phosphonic Dichlorides: Modular Access to Annulated Phospholanes

Aaron M. Gregson, Steven M. Wales, Stephen J. Bailey, Anthony C. Willis, Paul A. Keller*

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    Abstract

    The reaction between 1,4-di-Grignard reagents and phosphonous(III) dichlorides is a classical method for the direct synthesis of phospholanes. Reported here is an extension of this approach to the preparation of value-added, annulated phospholane oxides, achieved through the combination of carbocyclic-fused di-Grignard reagents and readily available phosphonic(V) dichlorides. The procedure is amenable to (benz)annulation at both the 2,3- and 3,4-positions of the phospholane ring, and a variety of aliphatic, cyclic and aryl P-electrophiles are tolerated in reasonable to excellent yields.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)9774-9780
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
    Volume80
    Issue number19
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2 Oct 2015

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