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Published on: December 16, 2019
Tandem Arbuzov-Perkow reaction: general synthesis of α-substituted vinyl P(V)-compounds
Kuo Zhao1,2, Wenjie Liu2, Yu Huang2
1College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong 643002, China. liuyingleyou@163.com.
Abstract:
α-Substituted vinyl P(V)-molecules are important scaffolds with wide applications. Although several synthetic methods have been developed, few of them are equally feasible for the general synthesis of different types of P(V)-structures. Herein, we developed a benign tandem Arbuzov-Perkow reaction between the readily available chloroacetyl chloride and various P(III)-reagents, delivering the corresponding enol bisphosphorus compounds in high yields. The subsequent Negishi coupling reaction via selective cleavage of the P(O)O-C(sp2) bond enabled efficient introduction of a (hetero)aryl or a (cyclo)alkyl group onto the P-adjacent C(sp2)-carbon, affording diverse α-substituted terminal alkenyl phosphonates, phosphinates, and phosphine oxides with generally good to excellent yields, respectively.
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