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The oxidation of heterocycles 5a,b, or 9 containing a methyl-enediphosphane
unit, with hexafluoroacetone does not lead to the expected dioxaphospholan
e heterocycles, but yields unstable carbodiphosphoranes 6a,b or ylide 10 re
spectively, which then react easily with HFA to give the stable intermediat
e products 7a,b or 11 of the Wittig reaction.