The deoxygenation of a few diaryl‐phenylphosphine oxides, dimethyl‐phenylphosphine oxide, and 3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐3‐phospholene 1‐oxide was studied by phenylsilane, tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDS), and polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) under conventional or microwave (MW) heating, in toluene or in the absence of any solvent at different temperatures. It was found that the deoxygenation with TMDS or PMHS under MW and solvent‐free conditions may be the method of choice and provides a green chemical approach.
A series of 1‐alkyl‐3‐methyl‐2,5‐dihydro‐1H‐phosphole oxides were converted to the corresponding phosphole oxides that, by the Diels–Alder reaction with N‐maleimide derivatives or with another unit of phosphole oxide, yielded trapped phosphole oxides or phosphole oxide dimers, respectively, as new 7‐phosphanorbornene 7‐oxides. The stereostructures of three derivatives were evaluated by single crystal X‐ray analysis. The regio‐ and stereospecific dimerization was studied by B3LYP/6‐31G(d,p) quantum chemical calculations, whose results were in accord with syntheses. Novel mechanistic features were explored. The geometrical data obtained by single crystal X‐ray analysis validated the results of quantum chemical calculations, as the deviation was less than 3%.
The microwave (MW) technique has become an important tool also in the organophosphorus field of organic chemistry. On the one hand, otherwise reluctant reactions, such as the esterification of P-acids, may be enhanced by the effect of MW, while on the other hand, catalysts may be omitted, or catalyst systems may be simplified on MW irradiation. This later group includes the Kabachnik–Fields reactions, alkylation of active methylene-containing compounds, O-alkylations, deoxygenations, as well as the Hirao reaction. It is also the purpose of this review to elucidate the scope and limitations of the MW tool, to interpret the MW effects, and to model the distribution of local overheatings and their beneficial effect.1 Introduction2 The Esterification of Phosphinic Acids2.1 Synthetic Results2.2 Scope and Limitation of the Application of MWs2.3 Modelling the Distribution of the Local Overheatings and Predicting Their Effect3 The Simplification of Catalytic Systems3.1 Replacement of the Catalyst by MW Irradiation3.1.1 The Kabachnik–Fields Reaction3.1.2 Solid–Liquid Phase Alkylation of Active Methylene-Containing Compounds3.1.3 Solid–Liquid Phase Alkylation of Phosphinic Acids3.1.4 The Deoxygenation of Phosphine Oxides3.2 The Hirao Reaction without Added P-Ligands4 Conclusions
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