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The ring enlargement of 1-(2,4,6-trialkylphenyl)2,5-dihydro-1H-phosphole ox
ides (1) via 6,6-dichloro-3-phosphabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes (2) afforded the d
ouble-bond isomers of 1,2-dihydrophosphinine oxides (3). Catalytic hydrogen
ation of the isomeric 1-(di-tert-butyltolyl)-1,2-dihydrophosphinine oxides
(3a) gave the diastereomers of phosphinane oxide (4), while that of the 1-(
tri-isopropylphenyl) isomers (5) led predominantly to phospholane oxides (6
) formed by ring contraction. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.