Allenic phosphonates alkenation

The principally practicable route to allyl vinyl ethers by alkenation of allyl formates, has not yet been exploited in this context. In another approach, the nucleophilic addition of allylic alcohols to alkynic esters, one observes the exclusive formation of franr-enol ethers 2 the stereochemical information is lost, however, after the rearrangement, due to enolization of the formed formylacetic acid derivatives. On the other hand the nucleophilic addition of allyl alcohols to acceptor-substituted allenes like allenic sul-fones or phosphonates offers a novel route with fascinating potential. " Such systems that are readily... 

The reaction of triethyl phosphite with maleic anhydride has been re-investi-gated. The product is not the dimeric phosphorane (11), but the ylid (12). Reactions of alkyl or aryl diphenylphosphinites with 1-nitro-l-alkenes have been studied in detail. Radical ion-pairs are involved as shown by e.s.r. and P CIDNP experiments. Allene may be hydrophosphorylated in a radical-initiated process to give allyl- and isopropenyl-phosphonates. A phosphorane (14) has been observed during the reaction of ethyl diethylthiophosphinite (13) with methacrylic acid. ... 

The amination of allenylphosphonates (191), including those with nucleobases, takes place readily even in the absence of a transition metal catalyst leading to a single isomer of (enamino)vinyl or (enamino)allyl phosphonate while traditional allenes under these conditions remained unreactive towards nitrogen nucleophiles.Phosphorylated nitrones (192) have been synthesized by Swem oxidation of hydroxymethylphosphonates. Cycloaddition of nitrone (192) with 1-alkenes led to almost exclusively to the formation of C5-substituted isoxazolidines (193) (Scheme 68). ... 

P-Ketophosphonates are valuable intermediates in the realm of Homer-Emmons alkenation methodology. Acyclic variants are difficult to obtain from enol phosphates due to competing alkyne and allene formation. One solution utilized the dianion derived from a-bromo ketones and trapping with diethyl phosphorochloridate however, only moderate yields of P-keto phosphonates were reported. The most efficient procedure utilizes the anion derived from dialkyl methylphosphonate, addition to an aldehyde, followed by oxidation (eq 8). ... 

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