Abstract
The photochemically induced phosphonylation of C1–C4 alcohols by the fragmentation of a P‐ethoxy 2‐phosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octa‐5,7‐diene 2‐oxide (1) yielded the phosphonates (3) with two different alkoxy group efficiently, without the slightest extent of transesterification.
Acknowledgment
The authors thank the Hungarian National Science Foundation (OTKA T042479) for financial support.