Va. Petrosyan et al., STEREOSPECIFICITY OF ALKYLATION OF PHOSPHITE ANION IN ELECTROCHEMICALVERSION OF THE MICHAELIS-BECKER REACTION, Russian chemical bulletin, 45(2), 1996, pp. 427-429
Benzylation of cis-2-hydro-2-oxo-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphorinane in the
electrochemical version of the Michaelis-Becker reaction occurs stereo
specifically with retention of the stereochemistry of the hydrophospho
ryl center and affords stereochemically pure 2-benzyl-2-oxo-4-methyl-1
,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane (yield 60-70 %). The structure of this compoun
d was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The mechanism of the p
rocess was discussed.