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1. MgSO4 (0.5 equiv)
CH2Cl2, rt, 4 h
Aziridination of 1-ethoxycarbonyl-1-phosphono-2-aza-1,3-diene
9 with diazomethane revealed a similar reaction course. Other
diazo reagents, such as ethyl diazoacetate and trimethylsilyldia-
zomethane, were not reactive toward the 1,1-bisphosphono-2-
aza-1,3-dienes 1, neither at room temperature nor at elevated
temperatures. On the other hand, a thermal [1,5]-hydride shift of
the isomerizable azadiene 1b (R1 = R2 = Et) was observed.
O
Et
EtO2C
(EtO)2(O)P
8
Et
Et
EtO2C
N
+
H
NH2
Et
2. Et3N (1.1 equiv)
CH2Cl2, rt, 30'
Cl
(EtO)2(O)P
7
9 (67 %)
Scheme 3. Synthesis of 1-ethoxycarbonyl-1-phosphono-2-aza-1,3-diene 9.
Acknowledgments
Et
Financial support for this research from the BOF (Bijzonder
Onderzoeksfonds Universiteit Gent, Research Fund Ghent Univer-
sity) is gratefully acknowledged.
(EtO)2(O)P
EtO2C
N
Et
9
CH2N2 (5-10 equiv)
Et2O, rt
Supplementary data
Et
(EtO)2(O)P
Supplementary data (general information and spectroscopic
data of all compounds synthesized with complete peak assign-
ment. Copies of the 1H NMR spectra and 13C NMR spectra of all
compounds) associated with this article can be found, in the online
Et
+
Et
N
EtO2C
N
(EtO)2(O)P
EtO2C
Et
10
11
Scheme 4. Reaction between 1-ethoxycarbonyl-1-phosphono-2-aza-1,3-diene
and diazomethane with formation of N-vinyl 2-(ethoxycarbonyl)-2-phosphonoaz-
iridine 10 and 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)-1-(phosphonomethyl)-2-aza-1,3-diene 11.
9
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noethylphosphonates 5: To a solution of a 1,1-bisphosphono-2-aza-1,3-diene26