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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9774-9780 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue number | 19 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Oct 2015 |