Abstract
A facile method for the synthesis of β-functionalized ethyldiphenylphosphine oxides is developed based on readily available 2-phenoxyethyldiphenylphosphine oxide used as an equivalent of diphenylvinylphosphine oxide in the reactions of addition of different PH- and NH-nucleophiles in DMSO in the presence of KOH. The transformations of labile phosphine oxides of a general formula Ph2P(O)CH2CH2OR, where R = Ph, H, or Ph2P(O)CH = CH2, in aq.KOH/DMSO and solid KOH/DMSO systems are explored in the absence of nucleophilic reagents.
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Conflict of interests
The authors declare no conflict of interests.
Notes
1 The organic layer was washed until precipitation of Ph2P(O)OH during acidification of the washings.
2 Two conformers (1:1).
3 To remove the DMSO residues into a trap cooled with liquid nitrogen.