Enantioselective preparation of P-chiral phosphine oxides

Org Lett. 2011 Dec 16;13(24):6576-9. doi: 10.1021/ol202916j. Epub 2011 Nov 22.

Abstract

A highly efficient chiral auxiliary-based strategy for the asymmetric synthesis of P-chiral phosphine oxides in >98:2 er has been developed. The methodology involves the highly stereoselective formation of P-chiral oxazolidinones that then undergo displacement with a variety of Grignard reagents to prepare the desired phosphine oxides.