J. Petrova et al., Sodium and potassium derivatives of 2-(diphenylphosphinoyl)-2-phenylethenol: Synthesis, structure and reactivity, MAIN GR CHE, 2(4), 1998, pp. 267-273
The sodium and potassium derivatives of 2-(diphenylphosphinoyl)-2-phenyleth
enol (2 and 3, respectively) are obtained and their (E)-enolate structure i
s proved by spectroscopic methods. The study of their reactivity shows that
regiospecific O-acylation of 2 and O-alkylation of 3 takes place, the corr
esponding 1-acetoxy-2-(diphenylphosphinoyl)-2-phenyl-ethene 4 and 1-benzylo
xy-2-(diphenylphosphinoyl)-2-phenyl-ethene 5 is isolated. The reaction of c
arbonyl olefination is not observed.