Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.135, No.45, 16754-16757, 2013
Silver-Mediated Oxidative C-H/P-H Functionalization: An Efficient Route for the Synthesis of Benzo[b]phosphole Oxides
A Ag-mediated C-H/P-H functionalization reaction of arylphosphine oxides with internal alkynes was described for the direct preparation of benzo[b]phosphole oxides with a high yield. An unusual aryl migration on the P-atom derived from a C-P bond cleavage and a new C-P bond formation was also observed and demonstrated to proceed via the radical process.