Abstract
2-Methyl- and 2-chloro-5-nitro-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane derivatives 1 and 2 have been prepared by the reaction of 5-nitro-1,3-propanediol with methyldichlorophosphine and phosphorus trichloride. The hydrolysis of 2 and the reaction with ethanol furnished the products 3 and 4. 2-methoxy- and 2-methyl-2-oxo-5-nitro-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane derivatives 5 and 6 were prepared by the oxidation of 1 and 3 with NO2 or (Me3Si)2O2, respectively or by the reaction of 3 and 4 with CH3J. The reaction of 5 and 6 with sodium hydroxide, followed by the bromination with Br2, or methylation with CH3J, furnished the dioxaphosphorinanes 7–9. The chair configuration at the phosphorus atom of the above compounds was established by NMR and IR spectral analysis. The δ (P) values for the equatorial P[dbnd]O group (4–9) a were found to be at higher frequency than those for the axial P[dbnd]O (4–9) b. 31P NMR data indicated that the chemical shifts of a isomers are generally upfield, compared to those of b analogues. Coupling constants between ring protons and between phosphorus and ring protons have been found to be valuable in assigning the stereochemistry at phosphorus.