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Synthesis and Butyllithium-Induced Cyclisation of 2-Benzyloxyphenylphosphonamidates Giving 2,3-Dihydrobenzo[d][1,3]oxaphospholes

R. Alan Aitken, Khadija Ait Moulay, David B. Cordes, Ryan A. Inwood, Fraser G. Jamieson, Alexander J. B. Nelson, Aidan P. McKay

Organics · pp. 12–31 · Published 1 Feb 2024

10.3390/org5010002

Abstract

A series of fourteen O-ethyl-N-butylphenylphosphonamidates with benzyl ether substituents at the ortho position was prepared and fully characterised. Upon treatment with n-butyllithium in THF at RT, they underwent cyclisation in eight cases to give the novel 2,3-dihydrobenzo[d][1,3]oxaphospholes in moderate to low yield as a single diastereomer, for which the relative configuration was determined by X-ray diffraction in one case.

Butyllithium Chemistry Medicinal chemistry Stereochemistry

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