alpha-Allenols react with chlorodiphenylphosphine to give (1,3-dien-2-
yl)phosphine oxides via a [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement. From hepta-
2,3-dien-5-yne-1,7-diols, only the propargylic hydroxy group is reacti
ve and diallenylphosphine oxides are selectively formed.