Abstract
Diisopropoxyphosphonyl-2-(4-methylthiazolyl)methane I reacts with carhonyl and α-halo-carbonyl compounds by three routes. In the case of Knoevenagel or Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reactions the corresponding ethylenes were produced, whereas employing α-halo-carbonyls as partners resulted in pyrrolo[2.1b]thiazoles. 1-Phosphonyl-1-(2-thiazolyl)- ethylene undergoes smoothly [4+2] and [3+2] cycloaddition reactions.