Transition-metal-free C-P bond formation via decarboxylative phosphorylation of cinnamic acids with P(O)H compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.8b00187

A novel, transition-metal-free phosphorylation of cinnamic acids with P(O)H compounds has been developed via radical-promoted decarboxylation under mild conditions. This method provides simple, efficient, and versatile access to valuable (E)-alkenylphosphine oxides in satisfactory yields with a wide variety of substrates.