It has been experimentally proven that the reaction of 1- or 1,2-disubstituted imidazoles with diorganylphosphorus(III) halides proceeds via initial formation of N-phosporylated imidazolium salts. Treatment of these salts with strong bases results in phosphorylation of the parent imidazoles at the 2- or 5-positions, correspondingly. In a previous case, imidazol-2-ylidenes are formed as intermediates. With both N1 and N3 atoms bearing sterically demanding or/and π-donating groups, deprotonation of 1,3-disubstituted imidazolium salts with NaN(SiMe(3))(2) afforded new stable N-phosphorus-substituted Arduengo-type carbenes.

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The first annelated bis-and mono-3H-1,3azaphosphole ferrocene sandwich compounds have been synthesized from aminoferrocenes, and their X-ray structures are compared to those of their selenide-protected PSe analogues, showing net discrepancies both in metallocene backbone conformation and in fused-ring planarity.

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The imidazolium salts are precursors of stable imidazol‐2‐ylidenes which upon heating undergo transformation into 2‐phosphorylated imidazoles.