Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.11, 1538-1539, 2005
Carbophosphinylation of arynes with cyanomethyldiphenylphosphine oxide
A methylene-phosphorus a-bond of cyanomethyldiphenyl-phosphine oxide was found to add across a carbon-carbon triple bond of arynes, leading to the simultaneous introduction of cyanomethyl and diphenylphosphinyl moieties into 1,2-positions of the aromatic skeletons.