S. Kumaraswamy et al., SYNTHESIS OF NEW ALPHA-HYDROXYPHOSPHONATES, ALPHA-HALOGENOPHOSPHONATES AND VINYLPHOSPHONATES DERIVED FROM 5,5-DIMETHYL-1,3,2-DIOXAPHOSPHINAN-2-ONE, Synthesis, (2), 1997, pp. 207
Several alpha-hydroxyphosphonates have been prepared by the Pudovik re
action of the cyclic phosphite 5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphinan-2-on
e with aldehydes and beta-oxo aldehydes. These can be readily converte
d to alpha-chloro- or alpha-bromophosphonates in excellent yield by si
mply treating them with thionyl chloride or bromide. Reaction with pho
sphorus triiodide gave alpha-iodophosphonates and alpha-hydridophospho
nates. The Pudovik products obtained from beta-oxo aldehydes can be re
adily dehydrated to give vinylphosphonates.