Abstract
Addition of dialkylphosphites to aromatic aldehydes (Pudovik reaction) by treatment with a base results in two different possible reaction pathways depending on the solvent used. Apolar solvents give the normal Pudovik adduct, whereas the use of DBU in a polar solvent allows the formation of a phosphate ester via phospha-Brook rearrangement of the intermediate hydroxyphosphonate.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | D16805ST |
| Pages (from-to) | 2335-2336 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Synlett |
| Issue number | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 19 Sept 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Dialkylphosphite
- Phospha-Brook rearrangement
- Phosphate esters
- Pudovik reaction