Direct reactions of elemental phoshorus with organic compounds continue to attract attention as one of the most convenient and ecologically harmless method of formation of C3P bonds and preparing of the key organophosphorus compounds [133]. For the facilitation of the cleavage of P3P bonds in the molecule of elemental phosphorus and hence for the increase of its reactivity special reagents and catalytic systems (for example heterogenic highly basic media [1, 2, 4]) as well as the introduction of white phosphorus in the coordinational sphere of the transition metal [3,5]) and also the methods of external action on the macromolecule of red phosphorus (X-ray ir-ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ radiation, mechanochemical or ultrasound treatment [6,7]) are successfully used.In the present work on an example of direct phosphorylation of 2-vinylpyridine with red phosphorus it was for the first time shown that microwave activation of the latter in the synthesis of organophosphorus compounds is possible. Hence, microwave irradiation of reagents for 2 min in KOH3DMSO system permits to obtain tris[2-(2-pyridyl)-ethyl]-(I) and bis[2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl]phosphine oxide (II) (yield 48% and 12% respectively), the effective polydentate ligands and building blocks [8]. P n + 5; B N %%%%%%$ KOH/DMSO (H 2 O) MW 9 =; =; 9 5 6N N o O 9 P =9 5 N + 9 =; =; 9 5 6N N o O P g H I I I
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄIn the absence of microwave activation this reaction proceeds under the analogous conditions for 3 h at 70375oC and leads to formation only of tertiary phosphine oxide I in 52% yield [9].
Reaction of red phosphorus with 2-vinylpyridine.A mixture of 1.55 g of red phosphorus, 1.48 g of 2-vinylpuridine, 0.01 g of hydroquinone, 5 g of KOH, 2.15 ml of water, and 30 ml of DMSO was irradiated in the microwave stove (600 W household microwave stove LG Electronics Ins. MS-192A) for 2 min. Reaction mixture was cooled, diluted with water, and extracted with chloroform. Chloroform extracts were dried over potassium carbonate, chloroform and DMSO were distilled off at reduced pressure, and the residue was dried in a vacuum. The preparation, 1.04 g, was obtained. It contained 0.82 g (48%) of phosphine oxide I and 0.22 g (12%) of phosphine oxide II. The yield was calculated on the basis of 1 H and 31 P NMR spectra. Parameters of NMR spectra of