Alkynyliodonium tosylates with phosphites

The alkynylation of phosphorus nucleophiles has been less investigated (Scheme 7). Ochiai and co-workers first demonstrated in 1987 that the alkynylation of triphenyl-phosphine was possible with alkynyliodonium tetrafluoroborate salts under light irradiation (Scheme 7, A) [69]. The reaction most probably involves radical intermediates. In 1992, Stang and Critell showed that light irradiation was not needed if alkynyliodonium triflates were used [70]. Later, this methodology could be extended to other triaryl- or alkyl phosphines [71, 72]. In 1990, Koser and Lodaya also reported the synthesis of alkynylphosphonates by the Arbusov reaction of alkynyliodonium tosylates with trialkyl phosphites (Scheme 7, B) [73]. Alternatively, the same compotmds can be obtained by the reaction of alkynyliodonium tosylates with sodium phosphonate salts [74]. 

Dialkyl 1-alkynylphosphonates (22) were formed in good to high yields by treatment of 1-alkynyliodonium tosylates (23) with trialkyl phosphites the reaction is exothermic with trimethyl phosphite but requires heating with triethyl or triisopropyl phosphite. The addition of trimethyl or triethyl phosphite to 3-alkylene-2-oxindoles (24) has led to new product types for a, -unsaturated carbonyl compounds, i.e. a stable tri-alkoxyphosphonium zwitterion (25), and a C-alkylated phosphonate (26). ... 

Trialkyl phosphites undergo reaction with alkynyliodonium tosylates, resulting in dialkyl alkynylphosphonates, 102, via an Arbuzov-type process [78] [Eq. (55)]. 

Lodaya, J.S.. and Koser. G.E. Alkynyliodonium salts as alkynylating reagents. Direct conversion of alkynylphenyliodoniiun tosylates to dialkyl alkynylphosphonates with trialkyl phosphites, J. Org. Chem., 55. 1513. 1990. 

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