“…Dialkyl phosphites 51 , dialkyl- and diphenylphosphine oxides 52 , 53 can be also involved in this reaction [31,32,119]. Intermediate dialkyl [( N,N -dimethylamino)methoxymethyl]phosphonates ( 162 ) or dialkyl[( N,N -dimethylamino)-methoxymethyl]phosphine oxides 163 may be isolated in many cases [32,119]. This allows preparation of symmetrical 164 and unsymmetrical diphosphinoyl N,N -dimethylaminomethanes 165 [31,32,119,120] (Scheme 47).…”