T. Janecki et al., HORNER-WADSWORTH-EMMONS OLEFINATION OF NONSTABILIZED PHOSPHONATES - ANEW SYNTHETIC APPROACH TO BETA,GAMMA-UNSATURATED AMIDES, Tetrahedron, 51(6), 1995, pp. 1721-1740
Aminolysis of readily accessible beta-diethoxyphosphonyl-gamma-butyrol
actones 5 and 22 provides a convenient entry to (E)-beta,gamma-unsatur
ated amides 8 and 24 respectively. The key step of the aminolysis invo
lves elimination of diethoxyphosphoric acid from the corresponding bet
a-hydroxyalkylphosphonates 7 and 23. Stereochemistry of the amides 8 a
nd 24 results from their consecutive base catalyzed isomerization.