Versatile synthesis of phospholides from open-chain precursors. Application to annelated pyrrole- and silole-phosphole rings

Org Lett. 2015 Apr 3;17(7):1732-4. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00598. Epub 2015 Mar 23.

Abstract

Phospholides are easily obtained by treatment of the open-chain acetylenic phosphines shown by an excess of lithium at room temperature in THF (12 examples).