H. Krawczyk, A CONVENIENT ROUTE TO 1-ALKOXYMETHYLVINYLPHOSPHONATES - A NOVEL REACTION OF DIETHYLPHOSPHONOACETIC ACID, Phosphorus, sulfur and silicon and the related elements, 113(1-4), 1996, pp. 39-45
1-Alkoxymethylvinylphosphonates 3a-e have been synthesized by piperidi
ne catalyzed condensation of diethylphosphonoacetic acid 1 with parafo
rmaldehyde in the presence of various primary and secondary alcohols.
Similar reaction of the acid 1 with paraformaldehyde and sorbic alcoho
l 3f afforded a mixture of three bicyclic compounds 7, 9 and 11 in a r
atio 2:1:1, respectively. The latter results strongly evidence the int
ermediacy of phosphonoacrylic acid 4 in the condensation. Under analog
ous conditions the olefin 14 was obtained from the acid (E,Z)-13.