Hydrozirconation of phosphorus-, nitrogen-, or oxygen-containing unsat
urated five membered rings such as phospholene (1), 1-benzyl-3-pyrroli
ne (11), 2,5-dihydrofuran (14), or 2,3-dihydrofuran (21) followed by a
ddition of various electrophiles lead via ring opening to a variety of
acyclic unsaturated phosphanes 4-8, 13, 16, and 20 or to the correspo
nding alcohol 17, ether 18, or ester 19.