Abstract
Crystalline phosphorus ylides are obtained in excellent yields from the 1:1:1 addition reaction of triphenylphosphine, dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate, and NH acids, such as 2-aminothiazole and 2-aminobenzothiazole. These stabilized phosphoranes undergo a smooth intramolecular reaction in boiling toluene to produce aryliminophosphoranes in excellent yields.