Aromatic phosphonate-phosphines 3a,b are obtained by reaction of 4-hal
ogen-substituted phenylphosphonates 2a,b,c and lithium diphenylphosphi
de. They can be transformed into air-stable phosphine-boranes 4a,b by
co-ordination of the borane-THF complex. The reaction of the phosphona
te-phosphine 3b with [ClRh(cod)](2) affords the corresponding rhodium
phosphine complex 5. The cyclic phosphinate 8 with a binaphthalene ske
leton can be obtained by a new cyclisation reaction of 2-bromo-2'-diis
opropylphosphono-binaphthalene 7 with lithium diphenylphosphide.