文摘
Hydrolysis of cyclic phosphites/phosphoramidites (OCH2CRR'CH2O)PX [X = OPh (1), NMe2 (2)] in the presence ofintentionally added water is effectively inhibited by using simpleadditives such as KF, K2CO3, Et3N, and molecular sieves.Among these, K2CO3 gave the best results. Cyclic H-phosphonates (OCH2CRR'CH2O)P(O)H (3), which are the tautomericforms of the phosphites (OCH2CRR'CH2O)P(OH), undergofacile hydrolysis in the presence of aqueous amines to give theacyclic phosphonate salts [H2NMe2]+[(HOCH2CRR'CH2O)P(O)(H)(O-)] (4) that can be reverted back to 3 upon simple heating.Interestingly, competitive reactions of (OCH2CRR'CH2O)PX[X = Cl (I-III), NMe2 (2)] with phenol and water in thepresence of K2CO3 led only to the phenoxy derivatives and notto the hydrolysis products.