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Metalation-Induced Double Migration of Phosphorus from O-->C. Convenient Preparation of Bis(2-hydroxyaryl)phosphinic Acids
Dhawan, Balram,Redmore, Derek
, p. 179 - 183 (2007/10/02)
Treatment of diaryl ethyl phosphates 8 with lithium diisopropylamide in tetrahydrofuran yields ethyl bis(2-hydroxyaryl)phosphinates 9.The reaction involves the double migration of phophorus from O-->C and is probably intramolecular.These phosphinate esters 9 on treatment with trimethylsilyl chloride and sodium iodide in acetonitrile undergo transesterification to give trimethylsilyl esters that yield the corresponding phosphinic acids 15 on treatment with water.