Electrosynthesis of Phosphacycles via Dehydrogenative C-P Bond Formation Using DABCO as a Mediator

Org Lett. 2021 Apr 16;23(8):3120-3124. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00807. Epub 2021 Apr 5.

Abstract

The first electrochemical synthesis of diarylphosphole oxides (DPOs) was achieved under mild conditions. The practical protocol employs commercially available and inexpensive DABCO as a hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) mediator, leading to various DPOs in moderate to good yields. This procedure can also be applied to the synthesis of six-membered phosphacycles, such as phenophosphazine derivatives. Mechanistic studies suggested that the reaction proceeds via an electro-generated phosphinyl radical.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't